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MC  EXPLORES 
SERVICE-LEARNING 
OPPORTUNITIES  IN 

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HOMECOMING  2003 
CELEBRATES  LLOYDS, 
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HISTORY  IN  MIND 

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Campus  Facilities 

Environs 


Dates  to  remember 
for  2004 


FEBRUARY   26-27 


February  Meetings 


APRIL   17 


Student  Academic 
Awards  Ceremony 


MAY   16 


Baccalaureate  & 
Commencement 


JUNE    14-18 


Alumni  College  & 
Kin  Takahashi  Week 


SEPTEMBER   2 


Convocation 


OCTOBER   1-3 


Family  Weekend 


OCTOBER   2 


Admissions  Open  House 


OCTOBER   15-17 


Homecoming  & 
Reunion  Weekend 


NOVEMBER    13 


Admissions  Open  House 


DECEMBER   6 


Orchestra  Holiday  Concert 

&  Christmas  Open  House 

(Willard  House) 


DURING  THE  ALUMNI  BANQUET  held  Oct.  25,  the  Maryville  College  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation (MCAA)  ratified  a  slate  of  1 1  alumni  for  service  on  the  MCAA's  Executive  Board. 

Previously,  the  Executive  Board  numbered  a  possible  20,  but  last  year,  bylaws  were 
changed  to  expand  the  Board  to  a  possible  29  members. 

"As  our  alumni  body  has  grown  substantially  in  the  last  several  years,  we  believed 
more  people  were  needed  on  the  Executive  Board  to  better  represent  our  8,000+  gradu- 
ates," said  Helen  Bruner,  director  of  alumni  and  parent  relations.  "I'm  excited  about  this 
change  to  the  bylaws.  It  enables  graduates  to  take  greater  ownership  of  alumni  program- 
ming and  have  an  even  stronger  voice  in  the  life  of  the  College." 

Judy  Penry  '73  serves  as  the  MCAA  president  through  May.  Ken  Tuck  '54  will 
begin  his  presidency  at  the  September  meeting.  Rebeccah  Kinnamon  Neff  '62  is  vice 
president,  and  recording  secretary  is  Carol  Callaway  Lane  '92. 

For  more  information  on  the  MCAA,  contact  Bruner  at  865.981.8202  or 
helen.bruner@maryvillecollege.edu. 


THOSE  ALUMNI  JOINING  THE  CLASS  OF  2005 
AND  SERVING  A  TWO-YEAR  TERM  INCLUDE: 

BEVERLY  FOX  ATCHLEY  '82 

Atchley  followed  her  MC  education  with 
an  MBA  degree  from  Bristol  University. 
She  is  currently  a  vice  president  with  First 
National  Bank  in  Lenoir  City,  Tenn.  Atch- 
ley and  husband  Jim  reside  in  Knoxville. 

SHARON  PUSEY  BAILEY  '69 

Bailey  continued  her  education  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Tennessee,  ultimately  earning  a 
master's  degree  in  nursing.  She  works  as  an 
associate  nurse  executive  at  Blount  Memor- 
ial Hospital  in  Maryville. 

DAVID  RUSSELL  '72 

After  completing  his  MC  studies,  Russell 
earned  a  master's  degree  in  journalism 
from  the  University  of  South  Carolina.  He 
is  the  president  of  Paraclete  Partners  in 
Concord,  Tenn.,  and  is  married  to  Carol 
Abel  Russell  '72. 


THOSE  ALUMNI  JOINING  THE  CLASS  OF  2006 
AND  SERVING  A  THREE-YEAR  TERM  INCLUDE: 

TAMMY  TAYLOR  BLAINE  '89 

Blaine  is  a  budget  analyst  with  the  U.S. 
Department  of  Energy  in  Oak  Ridge, 
Tenn.  She  is  married  to  Alec  Blaine  '89. 

G.  DONALD  HICKMAN  '70 

Hickman  is  currently  employed  as  assistant 
inspector  general  for  investigations  with  the 
Tennessee  Valley  Authority.  He  and  wife 
Janet  reside  in  Knoxville. 


PATRICIA  "PAT"  CLAIRE  JONES  '55 

Jones  continued  her  education  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Tennessee,  where  she  earned  a 
master's  degree.  She  is  retired  from  a  posi- 
tion as  a  computer  specialist  with  Martin 
Marietta  Energy  System's  Y-12  Plant  in 
Oak  Ridge,  Tenn. 

ADRTEL  MCCORD  '00 

McCord  is  an  assistant  vice  president  and 
branch  manager  with  SunTrust  Bank  in 
Maryville.  He  is  married  to  Nichole 
Johnson  McCord  '02. 

DANIEL  F.  OSBORNE  '76 

Osborne  currently  works  as  a  vice  president 
of  Regions  Financial  Corporation  in 
Gainesville,  Ga.  He  is  married  to  Pamela 
Patton  Osborne  '77. 

JAMES  "RYAN"  STEWART  '99 

Stewart  and  wife  Jeanna  Beck  Stewart  '99 

live  in  Hershey,  Pa.,  where  they  are  both 
houseparents  at  the  Milton  Hershey  School. 

KRISTINE  TALLENT  '96 

Following  her  graduation  from  MC,  Tallent 
earned  a  master's  degree  from  Carnegie 
Mellon  University  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.  She  is 
a  senior  managing  consultant  with  Public 
Finance  Management  in  Atlanta,  Ga. 

LEE  TAYLOR  '77 

Taylor  is  a  vice  president  in  sales  with 
Trucklube  1 ,  Inc.  He  and  wife  Carol  reside 
in  Longwood,  Fla. 


FROM  OUR 
PHOTO  FILES 


Blueprints  and  building  designs  are  nothing  new  to 
Maryville  College.  In  our  archival  photo  files,  we  came 
across  this  photo  of  what  appears  to  be  two  people  hold- 
ing architectural  plans  for  a  facility  on  campus. 

Written  on  the  back  of  the  photo  are  the  names  of 
then-president  Ralph  W.  Lloyd  and  then-dean  of 
women  Frances  Massey.  "This  is  the  place  where  the 
P.E.  Building  is  now"  is  also  written  on  the  photo's 
reverse,  but  we're  unsure  of  this  description. 

Alumni,  we'd  like  to  ask  you:  When  and  where 
was  this  photograph  taken?  What  was  the  reason 
behind  this  gathering  of  administrators  and 
students?  What  are  the  architectural  plans  of? 
Can  you  identify  the  females  in  the  background? 

If  you  know  the  answers  to  any  of  the 
above  questions,  write  us! 


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FOCUSCONTENTS 


MARYVILLE  COLLEGE 

FOCUS  MAGAZINE  2004 

(ISSN  313)  PUBLISHED 

THREE  TIMES  A  YEAR 

502  E.  Lamar  Alexander  Pkwy 

Maryville,  TN  37804-5907 

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Copyright  ©  2004  Maryville  College. 

Contents  may  not  be  reproduced 

in  any  manner,  either  whole  or 

in  part,  without  prior  permission 

of  Maryville  College. 


IDENTITY 
Maryville  College 

is  an  undergraduate, 
liberal  arts,  residential 
community  of  faith  and 
learning  rooted  in  the 
Prcsbyteria  n/Reformed 
tradition  serving 
students  of  all  ages 
and  backgrounds. 

MISSION 
Maryville  College 

prepares  students  for 
lives  of  citizenship 
and  leadership  as  we 
challenge  each  one  to 
search  for  truth,  grow  in 
wisdom,  work  for  justice 
and  dedicate  a  life  of 
creativity  and  service  to 
the  peoples  of  the  world. 


ABOUT  THE  COVER: 

A  window  in  Maryville  College's 
oldest  building,  Anderson  Hall, 
provides  expansive  views  of  a 
campus  positioned  to  undergo 
more  physical  transformations  in 
the  coming  years. 


4  College  Celebrates  Record  Enrollment 

1,052  students  registered  for  the  fall  2003  semester,  setting  a  record  for  enrollment. 
Totaling  293  students,  the  Class  of  2007  is  the  second-largest  freshman  class  in  the  history 
of  the  College.  It's  also  the  best-prepared. 


7  MC  Explores  Service-Learning 
Opportunities  in  Ghana 

A  Maryville  College  staff  member  travels  from  "Graceland  to 
Ghana"  and  discovers  how  MC  students  can  make  a  difference 
in  the  African  country. 


8  Homecoming  2003 

A  fun-filled,  busy  and  memorable  Homecoming  included  the 
dedication  of  the  Ralph  Waldo  &  Margaret  Bell  Lloyd  Residence 
Hall  and  the  presentation  of  the  Maryville  College  Medallion  to 
Dr.  Joseph  Copeland. 


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12  Framing  the  Future:  A  21st-century  Plan  for 
^  ■■  ^  Campus  Facilities  &  Environs 


While  the  MC  Window  of  Opportunity  strategic  plan  verbally 
paints  a  picture  of  what  the  College  should  be  by  the  year  2007, 
%    a  recently  approved  Master  Plan  visually  paints  a  picture  of 
what  the  College  might  look  like  in  time  for  its  bicentennial 
I    birthday,  and  it  asks  Maryville  College  constituents  to 
*    imagine  the  possibilities. 


Message  from  the  President 
Campus  News 
Faculty  News 
Class  Notes 


MESSAGE     FROM     THE     PRESIDENT 


Greetings  from  the  Marwille  College  campus! 

AT  MARYVILLE  COLLEGE  we  believe  in  plan- 
ning. Longtime  readers  of  FOCUS  will  recall  the  role 
that  the  MC2000  Plan  played  in  the  progress  of  the 
College  from  1994  through  2000.  This  was  a  period 
of  enrollment  and  endowment  growth,  campus 
renewal,  curricular  innovation,  technological  transfor- 
mation, strengthened  ties  with  the  church  and  external 
recognition.  Now,  with  the  MC  Window  of  Opportu- 
nity Plan,  we  are  laying  out  an  optimistic  pathway  into 
the  future.  New  goals  inspire  and  excite  us,  as  we  build 
a  new  plan  with  the  theme  "going  on  to  greatness." 

There's  a  distinct  difference  in  the  feel  of  things 
between  1994  and  2004.  MC2000  was  our  first  insti- 
Uur  campus  has    tunonai  attempt  to  create  a  true  strategic  plan.  Truth 
confidence  in  planning. . .    be  told,  not  everyone  on  campus  in  1994  took  it  seri- 

T     -„„  ,       ,  ouslv.  The  Vision '94  period  had  seen  some  increase  in 

In  2004,  when  we  say  ,,  ,  .  „  . 

enrollment,  but  there  were  no  more  full-time  students 
that  Maryville  is  taking    on  campus  than  there  had  been  20  years  before.  Cam- 

advantage  of  its  window  of   Pus  buildings>  excePt  for  the  newly  renovated  Carnegie 

Hall,  were  in  considerable  disrepair. 

opportunity  and  going  on       A  decade  ^  our  campus  has  confidence  in  plan. 

to  greatness,  few  doubt  it.     ning.  The  historically  high  enrollment,  the  new  and 

refurbished  buildings  and  the  beautiful  campus  land- 
scaping have  made  believers  of  just  about  everyone.  In  2004,  when  we  say  that 
Maryville  is  taking  advantage  of  its  window  of  opportunity  and  going  on  to  great- 
ness, few  doubt  it. 

There's  something  about  a  campus  master  plan  that  encourages  confidence.  The 
master  plan  that  was  created  in  1995-1996  was  an  important  element  of  the  MC2000 
strategic  plan,  an  architectural  rendering  of  the  campus  as  we  envisioned  it  back  then. 
It  stood  on  an  easel  in  my  office,  and  was  the  focus  of  many  conversations  and  plan- 
ning sessions.  As  the  years  passed,  we  checked  off  the  projects  as  they  were  completed: 
the  building  of  Beeson  Village,  the  restoration  of  the  Center  for  Campus  Ministry,  the 
construction  of  a  new  physical  plant  building,  die  creation  of  a  new  student  center 
from  Bardett  Hall,  new  and  redesigned  parking  lots  and  drives. 

A  new  campus  master  plan  now  stands  in  one  corner  of  my  conference  room, 
providing  fresh  inspiration  and  excitement  about  the  future.  (You  can  view  the  plan 
on  pages  12-13  of  this  magazine.)  This  Window  of  Opportunity  version  of  the  mas- 
ter plan  proposes  the  renovation  of  historic  Anderson  Hall,  restoration  of  Alexander 
House,  construction  of  a  fine  and  performing  arts  center,  addition  of  a  new  behav- 
ioral science  building,  renovation  of  Thaw  Hall,  a  pavilion  for  College  picnics  and 
many  other  campus  improvements.  Much  work  lies  ahead  as  we  begin  our  efforts  to 
translate  this  campus  master  plan  into  reality,  but  we  take  on  that  challenge  confi- 
dent that  the  whole  Window  of  Opportunity  Plan  will  indeed  take  Marwille  to  a 


PRESIDENT: 

Dr.  Gerald  W.  Gibson 

EDITORIAL   BOARD: 

Mark  E.  Cate 

Vice  President  for 

Advancement  and  Admissions 

Karyn  Adams 
Director  of  Communications 

Karen  Beaty  Eldridge  '94 

Director  of  News  and 

Public  Information 

DESIGN: 

Mary  Workman 
Publications  Manager 


ALUMNI  ASSOCIATION 
EXECUTIVE  BOARD 


Judy  M.  Penry  73 

Knoxville,  Tennessee 

President 

Rebeccah  Kinnamon  Neff  '62 

Raleigh,  North  Carolina 

Vice  President 

Carol  Callaway-Lane  '92 
Nashville,  Tennessee 
Recording  Secretary 

Ken  Tuck  '54 
Roanoke,  Virginia 
President  Elect 


CLASS  OF  2004 


Rick  Carl  77 

Christopher  Lilley  '87 

Sylvia  Smith  Talmage  '62 

John  C.  Tanner  '93 
John  Charles  Trotter  '95 


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Beverly  Fox  Atchley  '82 
Sharon  Pusey  Bailey  '69 

Carl  Lindsay,  Jr.  '50 

Sara  Mason  Miller  '66 

Kathleen  Mayurnik  Nenninger  73 

David  Russell  72 

Aundra  Ware  Spencer  '89 

Kenneth  D.  Tuck  '54 


CLASS  OF  2006 


Tammy  Renee  Taylor  Blaine  '89 

G.  Donald  Hickman  70 

Patricia  Jones  '55 

Adriel  McCord  '00 

Danny  Osborne  76 

Ryan  Stewart  '99 

Kristine  Tallent  '96 

Lee  Taylor  77 


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MC  selected  for  national  project 
that  will  establish  the  standard 
for  first-year  experiences 


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ARYVILLE  COLLEGE  has  been  named  one  of  12 
''Founding  Institutions"  selected  to  participate  in  a 
national  project  known  as  the  "Foundations  of  Excellence  in  the  First  College  Year." 

The  project,  jointly  sponsored  by  the  Policy  Center  on  the  First  Year  of  College 
and  the  Council  of  Independent  Colleges  (CIC),  will  develop  a  model  of  excellence 
for  the  first  college  year.  This  model  can  be  used  by  small,  private  colleges  to 
develop  and  refine  their  overall  approach  to  educating  new  students. 

As  a  CIC  member  institution,  Maryville  College  was  asked  to  participate  in  the 
first  phase  of  the  project  in  February  of  2003.  Headed  by  Dr.  Peggy  Cowan, 
chairperson  of  the  College's  core  curriculum,  a  task  force  of  six  faculty  members 
and  two  staff  members  responded  to  and  helped  identify  the  "Dimensions  of 
Excellence"  that  constitute  a  model  first  year.  Of  the  94  institutions  that  partici- 
pated in  Phase  I  throughout  the  winter  and  spring,  Maryville  College  and  1 1 
other  colleges  were  selected  through  a  competitive  application  process  to  con- 
tinue on  to  Phase  II  of  the  project  with  the  Policy  Center  and  its  research  partner, 
the  Center  for  the  Study  of  Higher  Education  at  Pennsylvania  State  University. 

Criteria  for  selection  included  a  strong  campus  commitment  to  the  first  year 
and  readiness  to  engage  in  evaluation  and  improvement.  In  addition  to  being  the 
only  institution  in  Tennessee  selected  for  the  project,  Maryville  College  is  also  the 
only  strictly  undergraduate  school  (offering  only  a  bachelor's  degree)  represented. 

Over  the  next  15  months,  the  12  institutions  will  further  refine  and  pilot  use  of 
the  Dimensions.  Specifically,  colleges  will  measure  their  effectiveness  in  recruiting, 
admitting,  housing,  orienting,  supporting,  ad\ising  and  teaching  new  students. 
They  will  then  be  able  to  make  programmatic  improvements  that  will  increase  stu- 
dent learning,  success  and  persistence  to  graduation. 

For  more  information,  visit  www.brevard.edu/fyfouniiations. 


COLLEGE  AGAIN  RECOGNIZED  BY  U.S.  NEWS  &  WORLD  REPORT 


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For  the  ninth  time  in  10  years,  Maryville  College  made  the  list. 

Maryville  was  ranked  in  three  categories  for  the  U.S.  News  & 
World  Report's  2004  guidebook  and  in  the  Sept.  1  issue  of  the 
magazine.  MC  was  ranked  No.  3  in  the  "Best  Comprehensive 
Colleges  -  Bachelor's"  category  for  southern  colleges  and  uni- 
versities. It  was  the  only  Tennessee  institution  listed  in  the  cate- 
gory's top  10.  Berea  College  of  Kentucky  ranked  first. 

Maryville  College  was  named  a  "Best  Value"  among  its  peers 
(ranked  No.  8),  and  also  was  included  in  a  listing  of  like  schools  in  the  South 
with  the  highest  graduation  rates  (ranked  No.  7). 

The  College's  first  appearance  in  U.S.  News  &  World  Report's  top-10  list 
occurred  in  1994,  when  the  College  debuted  at  No.  7  for  the  1995  guidebook. 
Since  then,  MC  has  appeared  in  the  list  that  ranks  best  colleges  and  universities, 
but  also  has  been  included  in  categories  that  recognize  best  value  and  commit- 
ment to  undergraduate  teaching. 


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Morgan  draws  crowd; 

authors  for  2004 

Appalachian 

Lecture 

Series 

announced 

Robert  Morgan,  award- 
winning  poet  and  best-sell- 
ing author,  kicked  off  the 
Appalachian  Lecture  Series 
on  Sept.  9,  with  readings 
from  his  collection  of  poetry 
and  his  newest  novel  Brave 
Enemies  (Algonquin  2003). 

Approximately  225  people 
gathered  in  the  Fine 
Arts  Center  Music  Hall 
to  hear  the  acclaimed 
author  talk  about  his 
life,  writings  and  career 
in  a  presentation  enti- 
ded  "The  Voice  of  the 
Story."  Following  the 
lecture,  Morgan  held  a 
book  signing  in  the 
Fine  Arts  Center. 

Morgan,  who  cur- 
rently teaches  English 
at  Cornell  University, 
spent  the  day  at 
Maryville  College, 

touring  the  campus  and  meeting  with 
Maryville  College  professors  and  students. 

As  dinner  guests  of  Dr.  Chad  Berry,  associ- 
ate professor  of  history,  Morgan  and  students 
enrolled  in  Berry's  Appalachian  History  and 
Literature  class  discussed  writing  and  Mor- 
gan's 1995  novel  The  Truest  Pleasure,  which 
students  recently  read  in  the  class. 

With  participation  more  than  double  that  of 
last  year,  the  2003  lecture  series  was  the  best 
attended  in  the  program's  16-year  existence. 

Authors  who  have  committed  to  participate 
in  the  2004  Appalachian  Lecture  Series 
include  Ron  Rash,  Dorie  Sanders  and  Kather- 
ine  Landis.  A  fourth  audior  is  expected  to  be 
added  to  the  lineup.  Check  the  College's 
website  in  late  summer  for  details. 

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COLLEGE  SETS  ENROLLMENT  RECORD 


WITH  1,052  students  enrolled  this  fall,  the  College  set  a 
new  record  for  enrollment.  And  with  1,025  students  taking 
at  least  12  credit  hours  this  fall,  2003  commemorates  the  first  time 
the  College  has  cracked  the  1,000-mark  for  full-time  enrollment. 

And  vet  another  record  has  been  broken:  that  of  new-student 
numbers.  Totaling  numbers  of  freshmen,  transfers  and  others,  410 
new  undergraduates  are  on  campus. 

"It  is  always  a 
pleasure  to  announce 
record-high  enroll- 
ment, but  above  and 
beyond  the  satisfac- 
tion of  making  good 
progress  toward  a 
long-term,  institu- 
tional goal  for  enroll- 
ment, we're  excited 
about  these  numbers 
because  having  1,052 
students  in  our  classrooms  means  that  1,052  young  men  and 
women  are  being  taught  the  skills  and  given  the  opportunities  to  be 
successful  and  to  make  a  difference  in  the  world,"  said  Maryville 
College  President  Dr.  Gerald  W.  Gibson. 


The  previous  record  for  enrollment  was  1 ,026,  achieved  during 
the  fall  of  2001.  Last  year's  total  headcount  was  1,020.  The  MC 
Window  of  Opportunity,  a  strategic  plan  guiding  the  College 
through  2007,  calls  for  a  total  enrollment  of  approximately  1,200 
students  by  the  year  2007. 

Academically,  Maryville's  Class  of  2007  is  the  best  prepared  of 
any  previous  class.  Average  ACT  score  for  entering  freshmen  is 

24.3,  and  the  average 
GPA  is  3.56. 

Totaling  293  stu- 
dents, the  group  is  the 
second-largest  freshman 
class  in  the  College's  his- 
tory. Twenty  states  and 
seven  foreign  countries 
are  represented.  The 
freshmen  come  from 
1 50  different  secondary 
schools,  and  while  most 
are  undecided  about  a  major,  several  have  indicated  interest  in  sci- 
ence, business,  math  and  engineering  and  the  humanities. 

Unlike  recent  years,  freshman  males  outnumber  freshman 
females,  but  only  by  a  slight  margin  -  13. 


MACCO  undergoes  name  change 

After  many  months  of  discussion  and  debate  last  spring,  the 
15-member  MACCO  Advisory  Board  recommended  chang- 
ing the  name  of  the  Maryville-  Alcoa  College-Community 
Orchestra  to  "The  Orchestra  at  Maryville  College:  A  College 
and  Communitv  Ensemble." 

"There  were  several  reasons  for  the  name  change,"  explained 
i  Genevieve  Michael,  general  man- 

y'—fo  ager  of  the  Orchestra.  "We  dis- 

I  •  1  The  "1  cussed  it  at  length,  and  in  the  end, 

\ /  T*C_l1_6  ST  1*3,     every°ne  decided  that  the  new 

M„_      •11„0„11 name  was  a  better  reflection  of 
aiyville  Lollege     ,  r     .      ,  , 
J                         O       what  we  do  and  who  we  are. 

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While  the  previous  five -word 
name  accurately  described  the  organization,  Michael  said  it 
was  too  long  to  voice,  forcing  most  people  to  shorten  it  to  its 
acronym,  "MACCO."  And  die  acronym,  she  argued,  didn't 
offer  many  clues  to  newcomers  about  the  mission,  composi- 
tion or  location  of  the  organization. 

Now,  she's  hoping  that  when  people  shorten  the  new 
name,  the  result  will  simplv  be  "the  Orchestra." 

With  a  new  title,  Michael  said  she,  conductor  Lee  Kull,  the 
Advisory  Board  and  the  5  5 -member  orchestra  are  hoping 
that  a  broader  audience  will  be  reached,  raising  the  awareness 
and  visibility  of  the  orchestra. 

The  Orchestra  also  hopes  to  attract  new  Board  members  and 
generate  added  interest  in  the  civic  arts  center  that  might  be 
constructed  on  campus  in  the  near  future,  the  general  manager 
added.  For  more  information,  call  Michael  at  865.273.8871 
or  e-mail  her  at  genevieve.michael@maryvillecollege.edu. 


Science  and  religion  forum  brings 
experts  to  campus 

THIS  FALL,  the  Community  Conversations  Series  at  Maryville  Col- 
lege invited  students,  faculty,  staff  and  community  members  to  explore 
"Perspectives  on  Science  and  Religion."  Organized  by  the  College's 
Community  Conversations  Committee,  the  series  of  four  lectures 
brought  experts  from  across  the  nation  to  campus,  including  Pulitzer- 
Prize  winner  and  noted  historian  Dr.  Edward  J.  Larson. 

Larson,  who  received  national  attention  as  the  author  of  Summer  for 
the  Gods,  was  on  campus  Oct.  16  to  discuss  "America's  Continuing 
Debate  Over  Science  and  Religion." 

Dr.  Neil  Greenberg,  professor  of  ecology  and  evolutionary  biology  at 
the  University  of  Tennessee,  opened  the  Community  Conversations 
Series  with  a  presentation  entitled  "Science  and  Religion:  Sibling 
Rivalry  and  Reconciliation." 

Dr.  Noreen  Herzfeld,  professor  of  computer  science  at  St.  John's  Uni- 
versity and  author  of  In  Our  Image:  Artificial  Intelligence  and  the 
Human  Spirit,  was  on  hand  to  discuss  the  issues  that  arise  "When  The- 
ology and  Technology  Meet,"  and  Dr.  Trinh  Xuan  Thuan,  professor  of 
astronomy  at  the  University  of  Virginia,  brought  the  series  to  a  close 
with  his  presentation,  "Science  and  Buddhism:  Gentle  Bridges." 

According  to  Community  Conversations  Committee  Co-Chair  and 
Assistant  Professor  of  Psychology  Dr.  Crystal  Wright,  the  series  was 
designed  to  encourage  community  members  to  think  about  their  own 
views  on  current  political  and  social  issues  and  develop  informed  per- 
sonal stances  on  these  topics. 


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Volleyball  team  wraps 
up  historic  season 

THE  2003  Maryville  College  Lady  Scots 
Volleyball  team  completed  the  most 
successful  season  in  the  program's  history. 
Maryville's  record  of  34-7  broke  estab- 
lished records  of  most  wins  in  a  season 
and  fewest  losses  in  a  season. 

The  Lady  Scots  earned  a  third 
consecutive  trip  to  the  NCAA 
national  tournament  in  San 
Antonio,  Texas.  Although 
Maryville  lost  in  the  first 
round  to  East  Texas  Baptist 
University  (25-30,  28-30, 
26-30),  the  Lady  Scots  had 
a  great  deal  to  celebrate 
in  2003. 

(Top)  Kandis  Schram  is  rec- 
I    ognized  for  her  400th  win. 

(Below)  Jenna  Jones  goes 
|    up  for  the  ball  at  the  net 

while  Sarah  Arlinghaus 

readies  for  the  next  return. 

An  undefeated  regular  season  within  the 
Great  South  Athletic  Conference  and  a 
GSAC  Conference  tournament  title  were 
only  a  few  of  the  team's  accolades  this  sea- 
son. Five  MC  student-athletes  were  named 
conference  players  of  the  week.  Senior 
Jenna  Jones  was  named  GSAC  Player  of 
the  Year  for  the  second  consecutive  season. 
Head  Coach  Kandis  Schram  '85  took  home 
conference  Coach  of  the  Year  honors  and 
celebrated  her  400th  win  during  the  season. 

Five  Lady  Scots  earned  All-Conference 
awards  for  their  accomplishments.  Jones, 
Karen  Tobias,  Jennifer  Francescon,  Sarah 
Arlinghaus  and  Kate  Poeppelman  have  all 
been  honored  for  their  prowess  on  the  court. 

Arlinghaus  finished  her  career  with  more 
than  3,200  assists  as  the  Lady  Scots  setter. 
Jones  ended  her  career  with  over  1,500  kills 
and  1,800  digs. 

Other  individual  accolades  include  Tobias, 
MC's  junior  libera.  For  the  second  consec- 
utive year,  Tobias  led  the  nation  in  digs 
and  digs  per  contest.  This  season  she 
recorded  over  1,100  digs  and  averaged 
over  8.7  digs  per  contest. 


(L-R)  Andrey  Khomenko, 
Ben  Peacock,  Sara 
O'Neal  and  Meg  Gra- 
ham work  to  solve  a 
programming  problem. 


MC's  Computer  Programming  Team  enjoying 
strong  first  year 

YOU  KIND  OF  have  to  know 
something  about  computer 
programming  to  really  appreci- 
ate the  T-shirts  that  Maryville 
College  Assistant  Professor  of 
Computer  Science  Dr.  Barbara 
Plaut  ordered  for  her  computer 
programming  team  this  fall. 

On  the  front  of  the  T-shirts  is  the 

team  name,  "MC++  Computer  Geeks,"  chosen  because  it 
includes  Maryville  College's  acronym  and  the  programming  lan- 
guage (C++)  that  students  use  in  competition.  On  the  back  are 
each  member's  numbers  -  combinations  of  binaries  only  -  reflect 
ing  the  0  and  1  code  that  computers  use. 

Students  on  the  team  say  they  don't  really  mind  the  inevitable 

"computer  geek"  label.  They  wear  it  -  and  the  shirts  -  proudly  into  competition.  And  as 

well  they  should.  In  its  first  year  of  existence,  the  team  has  made  a  strong  showing  already 

Competing  at  the  17th  Annual  Southeastern  Consortium  for  Computer  Sciences  in 
Small  Colleges  Conference  at  Georgia  Perimeter  College  in  Dunwoody,  Ga.,  in  Novem- 
ber, the  College's  team  placed  eighth  among  30  other  college  groups  and  was  highest- 
finishing  rookie  team  at  the  competition.  This  March,  students  will  travel  to  Mercer 
University  in  Macon,  Ga.,  for  more  competition. 

The  team  is  made  up  entirely  of  computer  science/business  or  computer  science/math- 
ematics majors  at  the  College.  They  came  together  in  January  2003,  after  Plaut 
approached  some  of  her  best  students  and  asked  them  if  they  would  be  interested  in 
competing  in  the  fall.  "I  knew  the  practices  and  competitions  would  sharpen  their  [pro- 
gramming] skills,  and  they  have  gotten  better  at  this,"  Plaut  said.  "I  can  tell." 

Meg  Graham,  Andrey  Khomenko,  Michael  Andy  King,  Daniel  Ledford,  Jessica  Minihan, 
Stevie  Neifert,  Sara  O'Neal  and  Ben  Peacock  -  five  seniors,  one  junior  and  two  sopho- 
mores -  make  up  the  College's  team. 


STERLING    MARYVILLE  COLLEGE  PRESIDENT  Dr.  Gerald  W.  Gibson 
N  AMFD    recennV  announced  the  appointment  of  Leigh  Sterling  as 


INTERIM  VP 


interim  vice  president  and  treasurer  of  Maryville  College. 


Sterling,  who  previously  served  the  College  as  director  of 
information  technology,  will  continue  to  provide  direct  supervision  of  that  area.  As 
interim  vice  president  and  treasurer,  she  will  be  responsible  for  one  of  five  adminis- 
trative divisions,  which  includes  the  business  office,  human  resources,  telephone 
services,  campus  bookstore,  mail  services,  information  technology  and  the  entire 
physical  plant  operations.  "I  appreciate  Leigh's  willingness  to  serve  in  this  new 
capacity  and  have  confidence  that  her  leadership  will  prove  to  be  of  great  value  to 
the  College  and  its  mission,"  Gibson  said. 

Sterling  joined  the  College  staff  in  2001.  Previously,  she  had  been  employed 
with  BankFirst  as  senior  vice  president.  She  has  a  bachelor's  degree  from  Bowling 
Green  State  University  and  a  master's  degree  in  organizational  communication  and 
management  from  the  University  of  Tennessee-Knoxville. 


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ummer  tou 


COLLEGE 

WELCOMES 

TWO  NEW 

ANDERSON 

FELLOWS 


Freshmen  Travis  Copen  and  Emily  Edwards  are 
the  newest  recipients  of  Maryville  College's  Isaac 
Anderson  Fellowship  for  Church  Leadership. 

Copen,  a  member  of  First  Presbyterian  in  Murfreesboro  and  gradu- 
ate of  Riverdale  High  School,  is  interested  in  becoming  a  youth  minis- 
ter. Edwards,  also  a  member  of  First  Presbyterian  in  Murfreesboro, 
graduated  from  Oakland  High  School.  Her  future  plans  include  attend- 
ing seminary  and  eventually  teaching  theology  on  the  collegiate  level. 

The  Isaac  Anderson  Fellowship  is  part  of  the  College's  Initiative 
on  Vocation,  funded  by  a  $2  million  Lilly  Endowment  Inc.  grant  and 
named  for  the  College's  founder,  who  started  Maryville  College  in 
1819  as  a  response  to  the  lack  of  church  leaders  in  the  area. 

The  fellowship  awards  recipients  SI 7,000  for  tuition  annually  and  is 
one  of  die  College's  premier  scholar-ships.  Recipients  of  the  fellowship 
must  demonstrate  an  interest  in  and  promise  for  church  leadership,  and 
have  maintained  at  least  a  3.5  grade  point  average  in  high  school  and 
scored  at  least  a  1200  on  the  SAT  or  a  27  on  the  ACT. 

For  more  information,  contact  Kathleen  Farnham  at  865.981.8217. 
Scholarship  information  is  available  at: 
www.maryvillecollege.edu/admissions/frn  aid-scholarships,  asp. 


Princeton  Seminary  professor  to  lead  February  Meetings 

DR.  KEN  DA  CREASY  DEAN,  associate  professor  of  youth,  church  and  culture 

and  director  of  the  Tennent  School  of  Christian  Edu- 
cation at  Princeton  Theological  Seminary,  will  be  the 
guest  speaker  for  the  College's  annual  February 
Meetings,  scheduled  for  Feb.  26-27. 

Dean,  who  co-authored  Tlie  Godbearinjj  Life  and 
co-edited  Starting  Right:  Thinking  Tljeolqqically 
About  Youth  Ministry,  has  chosen  as  the  February 
Meetings  Theme  "The  Godbearing  Life:  Young 
Adults  and  the  Quest  for  a  Passionate  Church." 

Presentations  are  scheduled  for  1 1  a.m.  and  7  p.m., 
Feb.  26  in  the  Fine  Arts  Center  Music  Hall;  11  a.m., 
Feb.  27,  in  Lawson  Auditorium. 

For  more  information,  watch  the  MC  website  or 
contact  Campus  Minister  Anne  D.  McKee  at 
865.981.8298  or  anne.mekee@maryvillecollege.edu. 


Legacies  nOW     HUNDREDS  OF  ALUMNI  pass  the  Maryville  College  experi- 
plidiblp  for     ence  on  to  their  children  and  grandchildren  as  though  it  were  a 
j,_   Cf\r\  i     treasured  heirloom.  To  help  make  this  wish  of  former  students 

4>Z,OUU  awara     easjer/  Maryville  College  is  reintroducing  the  MC  Legacy  Award, 
which  will  be  given  to  students  whose  parents  or  grandparents  graduated  from  the  Col- 
lege. It  will  be  offered  for  the  fall  2004  semester.  The  new  award  will  be  worth  up  to  $2,500 
per  academic  year;  renewable  up  to  four  years  with  a  minimum  GPA  of  2.5. 

Mark  Cate,  vice  president  for  advancement  and  admissions,  summarized  the  reasons 
behind  reinstating  the  award.  "Simply  put,  we  want  legacies  to  consider  attending  the 
College,"  he  said.  "It  is  our  belief  that  they  are  more  likely  to  understand  and  resonate 
with  our  educational  philosophy.  Also,  our  alumni  are  extremely  loyal  and  committed  to 
their  alma  mater.  The  Legacy  Award  is  one  very  tangible  way  to  demonstrate  our  commit- 
ment back  to  them."  Alumni  and  eligible  candidates  should  contact  the  Office  of  Admis- 
sions for  additional  information. 


A-Way  successful,  plans  for 
2004  retreat  underway 


A  2001  grant  proposal  that  Maryville  College 
submitted  to  Lilly  Endowment,  Inc.,  included  a 
single  page  outlining  the  College's  desire  to 
host  an  annual  retreat  for  high-schoolers  to 
promote  the  development  of  strong,  commit- 
ted church  leaders:  "We  propose  to  host  an 
annual  summer  retreat  devoted  to  'Faith, 
Leadership,  and  Vocation.'  The  aim  of  the 
retreat . . .  will  be  to  introduce  teens  to  the 
notion  of  vocation  as  it  relates  to  the  life  of  the 
Christian  faith  and,  in  particular,  to  introduce 
them  to  a  possible  call  to  ministry"  it  read. 

Two  years  later,  the  2003  Summer  Youth  Get- 
A-Way  represented  the  tangible  product  of 
this  vision.  Organized  through  the  College's 
Initiative  on  Vocation  (the  set  of  programs 
funded  with  the  $2  million  Lilly  grant),  the 
Get-A-Way  was  created  to  provide  a  retreat 
experience  in  which  a  select  group  of  Presby- 
terian youth  from  across  the  Southeast  could 
gather  to  discuss  issues 
.    of  faith,  vocation  and 
k   «&-\       church  leadership. 


In  its  inaugural  year,  the  Get-A-Way  wel- 
comed 18  youth  and  their  adult  leaders  to 
the  College  for  a  weeklong  event. 

"I've  never  done  anything  like  that  before" 
has  quite  possibly  been  the  most  common 
response  from  participants  to  the  retreat's 
various  worship  activities.  Much  of  the  Get- 
A-Way  was  designed  to  introduce  young 
people  to  something  new,  be  it  an  activity  or 
a  way  of  thinking. 

Planning  for  the  2004  Summer  Youth  Get-A- 
Way  is  already  underway,  with  dates  set  for 
June  6-10.  To  learn  more,  contact  Kathleen 
Farnham,  865.981.8217,  or  Melanie  Rasnake, 
865.273.8816. 


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JENNIFER  CUMMINGS  WEST  '95, 
Mamille  College's  director  of  volun- 
teer services,  dubbed  her  2003  sum- 
mer adventure  "From  Graceland  to  Ghana," 
as  it  started  at  the  Memphis  International 
Airport  and  took  her  half  a  world  away. 

Also  spending  the  summer  in  Ghana  was 
Frank  Twum-Barimah,  but  he  didn't  give 
the  trip  a  clever  title  with  alliteration.  He 
simply  was  going  home  for  the  summer 
like  hundreds  of  his  Maryville  College  con- 
temporaries. 

But  both  West  and  Twum-Barimah  went 
to  the  African  nation  this  summer  to  do 
good  -  West  to  establish  partnerships 
between  Maryville  College  and  non-profit 
agencies  in  the  rural  areas  of  Ghana; 
Twum-Barimah,  a  business  and  organiza- 
tion management  major,  to  intern  with 
World  Vision  International  and  interview 
non-profit  leaders  in  preparation  for  his 
senior  thesis  entitled  "Business  as  a  Calling 
-  Emphasis  on  Non-Profit  Development." 


BY  KAREN  BEATY  ELDRIDGE  '94 

Director  of  News  and  Public  Information 


MC  staffer  Jennifer 
Cummings  West 
'95,  left,  traveled  to 
Ghana  during  the 
summer  of  2003  to 
visit  MC  senior 
Frank  Twum- 
Barimah,  right,  and 
to  establish  service- 
learning  opportuni- 
ties for  MC  students 
in  the  country. 


students  gain  a 
sense  of  global 
citizenship  ...v 


REASONS  TO  GO 

The  idea  to  visit  Ghana  originated  with  Dr. 
John  Gallagher,  associate  professor  of  man- 
agement who  is  also  the  faculty  advisor  of 
Twum-Barimah.  Gallagher  hoped  to  meet 
with  a  variety  of  agencies  in  Ghana  in  order 
to  help  his  advisee  focus  his 
senior  thesis  topic  and  help 
him  explore  vocational  possi- 
bilities in  Ghana. 

West  decided  the  trip  would 
be  the  perfect  opportunity  to 
make  connections,  utilizing 
Twum-Barimah's  family  con- 
tacts. She  applied  for  funding 
from  the  Bonner  Foundation  to  cover  her 
travel  expenses  and  was  approved. 

"I  believe  these  partnerships  will  help 
Maryville  students  gain  a  sense  of  global 
citizenship  as  they  learn  about  government, 
economic  conditions,  non-governmental 
organizations,  language  and  culture,"  she  said. 

Staying  with  Twum-Barimah's  family, 
West  spent  most  of  her  time  in  and  around 
the  small  village  of  Bompata.  Twum- 
Barimah  is  the  son  of  a  Presbyterian  minis- 
ter in  Bompata  who  came  to  Maryville 
through  the  efforts  of  Presbyterian  minister 
George  Carpenter  '53  and  Jamestown 
Presbyterian  Church  (N.C.) 

Bompata  has  roughly  the  population  of 
Mary\ille  College's  student  body,  but  the  vil- 
lage  is  nowhere  near  as  modern  as  a  U.S. 
college  campus.  West  didn't  have  to  wait  to 


visit  non-profits  to 
see  the  needs  of  the 
country  that  was 
known  long  ago  as 
the  "Gold  Coast" 
for  its  gold,  ivory 
and  slave  trade. 

Unemployment 
in  the  country  is  at 
staggering  num- 
bers, and  roughly  45  percent  of  the  popu- 
lation makes  less  than  $1  a  day.  Huts  with 
thatched  roofs  are  common  family 
dwellings  in  the  villages.  Because  of  a  lack 
of  nutrition,  immunizations  and  medical 
access,  children  often  die  from  disease.  But 
meeting  with  representatives  from  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  local  schools  and 
Habitat  for  Humanity,  West  learned  how 
and  where  MC  students  could  spend  sum- 
mers in  service  to  others. 

"Our  students  could  work  at 

"I  believe  these       hospitals,  clinics,  schools,  World 

partnerships  will    Vision,  in  AIDS  education,  Habi- 

help  Maryville 


tat  for  Humanity  the  Youth  for 
Christ  Movement,  or  just  assist 
with  office  work,"  West  said. 
"Getting  ready  to  leave  Ghana,  a 
Presbyterian  minister  said  to  me 
'Sista,  you  will  be  coming  back 
next  summer  with  100  students!' 

"I  told  him  that  I  didn't  think  I'd  be 
bringing  one-tenth  of  our  student  body 
next  year,  but  mavbe  some  vear  we  will!" 

ALREADY  REACHING  OUT 

West  is  currentlv  in  the  process  of  finalizing 
details  for  students  to  intern  at  non-profits 
in  Ghana,  but  the  MC  community  is  already 
making  a  difference  in  the  lives  of  Bompata 
residents.  The  Student  Literacy  Corps  has 
collected  almost  4,000  children's  books  and 
textbooks  to  send  to  \illage  schools. 

Through  various  fundraisers  and  a  gener- 
ous donation  from  die  Bonner  Foundation, 
the  College's  Bonner  Scholars  have  raised 
S3,000  for  a  borehole.  Deeper  than  a  well,  a 
borehole  provides  longer-term  water  sus- 
tainability  and,  with  its  accompanying  pump 


WtmrJ''"'-'- 


system,  increases  water  pressure  to  users. 
Currendy,  the  \illage  has  only  one  borehole, 
which  senices  the  medical  clinic  only. 

TRAIL-BLAZERS  NEEDED 

Following  graduation  in  May,  Twum- 
Barimah  plans  to  return  to  his  native  coun- 
try and  work  with  a  non-profit  that  is 
assisting  communities.  "I  want  to  build 
capacity  there  so  that  the  people  are  self- 
sufficient." 

In  his  internship  report  to  World  Vision, 
Twxim-Barimah  included  a  quote  from 
Renn  Zaphiropoulous  who  said,  "Do  not 
follow  where  the  path  may  lead.  Go  instead 
where  there  is  no  path  and  leave  a  trail." 
The  MC  senior  wrote  that  he  was  glad  he 
"did  not  follow  where  the  path  may  lead" 
but  rather  arranged  for  a  summer  experi- 
ence that  would  make  a  difference  in  his 
home  country. 

He  hopes  other  MC  students  will  do  the 
same  -  blaze  a  trail  for  people  in  need 
instead  of  following  a  well-established  road. 

The  path  from  Graceland  to  Ghana  can 
be  their  example. 


FOCUS   I   WINTER     2004 


ABOVE:  Children  of  Ralph 
and  Margaret  Lloyd  (l-r), 
Louise  Lloyd  Palm  '51, 
Hal  Lloyd  '43  and  Vernon 
Lloyd  '41,  help  officially 
open  Lloyd  Hall  with  a 
ribbon-cutting. 


Lloyd  Hall  dedicated 

MORE  THAN  300  students,  College 
faculty  and  staff,  and  alumni  turned 
out  for  the  dedication  of  Lloyd  Hall. 

Named  in  honor  of  the  College's  sixth 
president,  Dr.  Ralph  Waldo  Lloyd,  and  his 
wife,  Margaret  Bell  Lloyd,  the  52,800- 
square-fbot  residence  hall  is  currentiy  home 
to  approximately  150  students.  Members  of 
the  Lloyd  family,  including  the  suniving 
children  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Lloyd,  were  distin- 
guished guests  at  the  ribbon-cutting. 

Dr.  Gerald  W.  Gibson,  president  of  the 
College,  offered  dedicatory  remarks,  par- 
ticularly noting  the  impact  that  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Lloyd  made  on  the  Maryville  College  community  during  their 
more  than  30  years  of  service  to  the  institution.  "...  So  we  celebrate 
today  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  Waldo  Lloyd  and  die  skilled  artisans  and 
tradesmen  and  laborers  whose  work  has  produced  this  newest  facil- 
ity for  the  Maryville  College  campus.  . . .  May  its  presence  serve  to 
remind  us  of  two  people  whose  lives  were  dedicated  to  the  students 
of  Maryville  College." 

During  the  dedication,  Vernon  Lloyd  '41,  Hal  Lloyd  '43  and 
Louise  Lloyd  Palm  '51  spoke  about  their  experiences  growing  up 
on  campus  and  the  spirit  of  community  that  their  parents  sought  to 
foster.  Concluding  the  remarks,  Palm  spoke  of  her  hopes  for  the 
new  hall.  "May  it  be  much  more  than  just  a  magnificent  brick 
building.  . . .  May  it  truly  become  a  loving  and  nurturing  home  for 
all  who  live  here,  a  community  where  people  care  about  each  other; 
a  community  committed  to  openness  and  hospitality,  welcoming  all 
people  and  all  ideas;  a  community  where  faith  is  strong;  a  commu- 
nity striving  to  make  the  world  a  better  place." 

To  read  all  of  Palm's  remarks,  as  well  as  the  remarks  of  other  plat- 
form speakers,  visit  www.maryvillecollege.edu/alumni/homecoming. 

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ABOVE:  Seniors  Aja  Rodriguez 
and  Mikey  Rickman  were 
crowned  Homecoming  Queen 
and  King  during  halftime  of 
Saturday's  football  game. 

LEFT:  Christen  McCammon 
Khym  '96  was  presented  the 
Kin  Takahashi  Award  for  Young 
Alumni  of  Maryville  College  by 
President  Gibson  during  the 
Alumni  Banquet. 


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BELOW:  Former  student  athletes  (l-r) 
Walter  Walsh  '91,  Leslie  Henry  Crawford 
'92,  Kevin  McKinstry  '77,  Wayne  Risko  '77 
and  Don  Moore  '56  were  inducted  into 
the  2003  Wall  of  Fame. 


BELOW:  Maryville  College  Head  Football 
Coach  Tony  lerulli  '80  leads  the  Fighting 
Scots  onto  Honaker  Field  for  a  match-up 
with  the  Bobcats  of  Frostburg  State. 


CELEBRATING  ITS  50TH  year  since  graduat- 
ing from  Maryville  College,  the  Class  of  1953 
made  a  strong  showing  -  and  a  lasting  tribute 
to  the  Fine  Arts  program  -  at  the  College's 
Alumni  Banquet  held  Oct.  25. 

On  behalf  of  his  classmates,  class  president 
Curt  Wilbanks  '53  presented  Maryville  College 
President  Dr.  Gerald  W.  Gibson  with  a  check  for 
$81,565,  representing  gifts  and  pledges  raised 
during  the  annual  Reunion  Giving  Program. 

By  the  time  the  fiscal  year  ends  May  31 ,  2004, 


LEFT:  Maryville  College  President 
Dr.  Gerald  W.  Gibson  presented 
Alumni  Citations  to  (l-r)  Sue  Anthony 
Dawson  '69,  Sharon  K.  Youngs  '79 
and  Penny  Proffitt  Piper  '69  during 
the  Alumni  Banquet.  Citations  are 
awarded  to  alumni  whose  contribu- 
tions to  professional,  business,  civic  or 
religious  institutions  have  significantly 
benefited  society  and  thereby  brought 
honor  to  their  alma  mater. 


class  members  hope  to  contribute  another 
$21 ,500  to  the  fund.  If  so,  they'll  meet  their 
goal  -  "$103,000  for  '53."  The  funds  are  ear- 
marked for  the  Annual  Fund  and  the  creation  of 
a  new  fine  and  performing  arts  programming 
endowment  fund. 

Members  of  the  1953  Gift  Committee 
included  Wilbanks,  Jim  Campbell,  George  Car- 
penter, Emerson  Flurkey,  Paul  Merwin,  Isabel 
Leitch  Miller,  Ruth  Burgos-Sasscer,  Shirley 
Atwell-Marble,  and  Edie  McMillan  Sutton. 


presented 

with 

Medallion 


Dr.  Copeland, 
center,  was 
presented  the 
Medallion  by 
President  Gib- 
son, right,  and 
Dick  Ragsdale, 
chairman  of 
the  MC  Board 
of  Directors. 


Dr.  Joseph  J.  |  the  MC  Board 

Copeland,  presid 

emeritus  of  Mary\__ 

College,  was  named  rl 

ent  of  the  Maryville  College  Medallion 

during  the  College's  annual  Founder's 

Day  Celebration  held  Oct.  23. 

According  to  die  award's  guidelines, 
the  Medallion  "is  given  to  select  indi- 
viduals who  have  demonstrated  exem- 
plary service  to  Maryville  College,  their 
community  and  church;  have  displayed 
prominence  and  leadership  in  their 
chosen  profession;  and  who  have  had  a 
profound  influence  on  the  future 
course  of  Maryville  College." 

Copeland,  who  served  as  president 
of  Maryville  College  from  1961  until 
1977,  was  present  at  the  celebration 
to  accept  the  award. 

Enumerating  the  College's  progress 
in  the  academic,  fiscal  and  spiritual 
areas  of  the  College  during 
Copeland's  tenure,  Dr.  Gerald  W. 
Gibson,  Maryville  College's  current 
president,  said  the  seventh  president's 
"profound  influence"  on  the  institu- 
tion was  still  being  felt. 

"I  wasn't  here  when  Joe  Copeland 
was  president,  but  I've  spent  some 
time  in  the  history  books  and  I've 
talked  to  several  people  who  were  here 
during  dtat  period  of  time,"  Gibson 
said.  "What's  apparent  is  that  Joe 
Copeland  didn't  rule  with  an  iron  fist; 
instead,  he  led  widi  a  Christian  heart. 
He  has  always  believed  in  the  potential 
and  the  future  of  this  College." 


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FACULTY  RESEARCH    PUBLISHED 


In  Bookshelf,  we  catch  up  with 
members  of  the  MC  community  to 
find  out  what  pages  they're  turning. 


OOKSHELF 


I 


Called 

TO  TEACH 


DR.  PEGGY  COWAN,  Ralph  W.  Beeson  Chair  in  Religion  and  chair 
of  the  core  curriculum,  published,  with  two  other  college  professors,  a 
chapter  tided  "The  Vocation  of  Teaching  in  the  Church-Related  Col- 
lege" in  Called  to  Teach:  Tlie  Vocation  of  the  Presbyterian  Educator 
(Geneva  Press  2003).  The  book  grew  out  of  a  national  conference  for 
Presbnerian  faculty.  The  chapter  includes  discussion  of  Rhodes  College, 
Maryville  College  and  Waynesburg  College  as  three  very  different  mod- 
els of  church-relatedness  within  the  Presbyterian  tradition. 


DR.  WILLIAM  PHILLIPS,  assistant  professor  of  English,  published 
Nightmares  of  Anarchy:  Language  and  Cultural  Change,  1870-1914 
(Bucknell  University  Press  2003).  The  book  is  loosely  based  on  Phillips' 
dissertation,  which  he  completed  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina- 
Chapel  Hill  in  1996. 

"By  examining  the  writings  of  Henry  James,  Frank  Norris,  Ford  Madox  Ford, 

Charlotte  Teller,  Joseph  Conrad  and  G.K.  Chesterton,  and  other  narratives  of 

the  times  -  fiction  and  nonfiction,  journalism  and  academic  writing,  canonical  and  obscure 

writers  -  this  study  traces  the  discourse  surrounding  anarchism  in  order  to  understand  the 

cultural  practices  that  supported  the  rise  of  modern  capitalist  culture,"  the  publisher  writes. 


Gombert's  artwork  purchased  by  West  Virginia  museum 

ARTWORK  BY  DR.  CARL  GOMBERT,  associate  professor  of  art,  will  soon  find  a  new  home 
in  West  Virginia.  His  "Family  Resemblance,"  a  series  of  eight  portraits,  was  recently  pur- 
chased by  the  Avampato  Discovery  Museum  in  Charleston,  W.Va.,  and  will  be  added  to 
the  museum's  permanent  collection. 

"Family  Resemblance"  was  selected  for  the 
Avampato  Discovery  Museum's  Appalachian 
Corridors  exhibition,  a  juried  show  of  work  by 
Appalachian  artists.  Gombert's  series  was 
awarded  second  place  among  the  172  works 
selected  for  the  exhibit,  and  the  museum's  Col- 
lector's Circle  decided  to  purchase  the  artwork. 

Completed  in  2001,  the  oil-on-canvas  portraits 
that  make  up  "Family  Resemblance"  depict 
eight  unique  but  related  faces.  Different  gender,  racial  and  ethnic  characteristics  are  rep- 
resented in  each  portrait,  but  all  portraits  resemble  the  artist. 

"The  recent  purchase  of  'Family  Resemblance'  bolsters  and  expands  our  growing  contem- 
porary art  portrait  collection,"  said  Ric  Ambrose,  curator  of  art  at  the  Avampato  Discovery 
Museum.  "Gombert's  eight  self-portrait  panels  raise  universal  questions  about  gender, 
ethnicity  and  race  in  today's  society.  Of  the  1 72  works  of  art  juried  into  the  recent 
Appalachian  Corridors  exhibition,  ["Family  Resemblance"]  was  the  most  discussed  work 
of  art  of  school  groups,  the  general  pubic  and  museum  staff,"  he  added. 

"Family  Resemblance"  is  the  latest  of  Gombert's  works  to  be  publicly  featured.  In  2002, 
the  artist  was  commissioned  to  create  artwork  for  the  new  Knoxville  Convention  Center. 

Gombert  joined  the  MC  faculty  in  1993. 


GIHANI  PERERA  '05 

Major:  Writing  & 
Communications 

Laughing 
While  Crying 
Langston  Hughes 

"This  is  for  my  the- 
sis on  the  Harlem 
Renaissance.  I've  been  interested  in 
Langston  Hughes  for  a  while.  I  saw 
a  paradox  between  race  and  identity 
among  black  autiiors  of  that  time." 

MARLA  WHIPPLE 

Director  of  Assessment 
Center  for  Calling  & 
Career 

What  Should  L  Do  with 
My  Life?  Po  Bronson 

"I'm  reading  this  book  for  an  on- 
campus,  vocation-interest  discussion 
group.  Bronson  asked  this  question 
of  over  900  people  and  compiled 
about  50  stories  that  explore  issues 
such  as:  what  is  the  impact  of  money 
and  happiness  on  the  journey,  who 
is  able  to  ask  and  answer  questions 
on  'calling'  and  where  can  the  call  of 
vocation  come  from  in  our  lives?" 

JORDAN  WELLS,  '06 

Major:  Music 

The  Summons 
John  Grisham 

"I  really  like  the  way 
John  Grisham  writes.  His 
wording,  the  way  that  he  describes 
things,  the  scenes  he  creates." 

DR.  JOHN  NICHOLS  '65 

Professor  of  Mathematics 

Division  Chair, 
Mathematics  & 
Computer  Science 

The  Lion's  Game 

Nelson  DeMille 

"I  keep  a  book  on 
the  history  of 
mathematics  on  the  nightstand,  but 
I  tend  to  read  historical  fiction,  like 
Michener,  Jakes  and  Auel.  The 
DeMille  book  is  a  murder  mystery 
related  to  terrorism  and  was  a  gift." 


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Pierce  is  Tennessee's  "Physical  Education  Teacher  of  the  Year 


a 


MARYVILLE  COLLEGE  Assistant  Professor  of  Health, 
Physical  Education  and  Outdoor  Recreation  Dr.  Danny 
Pierce  was  named  "Physical  Education  Teacher  of  the 
Year"  for  college  and  universities  in  Tennessee. 

The  award  was  announced  Nov.  7  at  the  34th  annual  confer- 
ence of  the  Tennessee  Association  for  Health, 
Phvsical  Education,  Recreation  and  Dance 
(TAHPERD)  held  at  East  Tennessee  State  Uni- 
versity in  Johnson  City. 

Pierce,  who  began  teaching  at  Maryville  College 
in  1998,  was  nominated  by  student  Melody 
McGee.  McGee  said  her  professor  "inspired  stu- 
dents to  be  the  best  physical  educators  possible  - 
to  move,  to  bend,  to  get  future  students  excited 
about  physical  education." 

Calling  Pierce  a  "credit  to  [the  teaching]  pro- 
fession," Dr.  Terry  Simpson,  chairperson  for 
Mary\ille  College's  division  of  education,  wrote 
that  the  assistant  professor  consistently  receives 
high  evaluations  from  his  students  but  suggested 


that  his  greatest  influence  may  lie  in  the  area  of  professionalism. 
"The  PE/Health  for  Teacher  Licensure  students  take  great  pride  in 
their  teaching  field,"  Simpson  wrote  in  his  reference  letter.  "The 
students  attend  professional  conferences  vearly,  and  they  often 
make  presentations  at  these  conferences.  As  a  result,  they  return  to 
campus  excited  about  their  profession." 

Pierce  earned  his  doctorate,  master's  and 
bachelor's  degrees  from  Oklahoma  State  Univer- 
sity. He  also  studied  at  the  University  of  Kansas. 
His  teaching  credits  include  the  development  of 
"Wellness  Wednesday"  for  his  PHR101:  Human 
Health  and  Development  class,  co-creation  of  the 
"B-Healthy"  program  for  Blount  County  home- 
school  children  and  participation  in  training  for 
the  local  public  school  district's  "Tribes"  charac- 
ter development  curriculum. 

Dr.  Danny  Pierce,  left,  accepts  his  award  for 
Physical  Education  Teacher  of  the  Year  from 
Dr.  Judy  Stewart,  chairperson  of  the  TAHPERD 
Awards  Committee. 


NEW  FACES 


ASSISTANT  PROFESSOR  OF 
POLITICAL  SCIENCE 
TEACHING  AREAS:  Political  philosophy, 
contemporary  political  issues.  DEGREES: 
Ph.D.  in  Political  Science,  University  of  Mary- 
land (1999);  M.A.  in  Political  Science,  New  School  for  Social 
Research  ( 1991 );  A.B.  in  Political  Science  and  Philosophy, 
Boston  University  (1986).  PREVIOUS  APPOINTMENT:  Vis- 
iting Assistant  Professor,  Department  of  Political  Science,  Gettys- 
burg College  (Pa.).  OTHER  NOTABLES:  During  the  fall  2003 
semester,  Dr.  Conte  founded  the  Maryville  College  Philosophy 
Club,  an  informal  reading  group  for  students  and  faculty. 


ASSISTANT  PROFESSOR  OF  CHEMISTRY 
TEACHING  AREAS:  Laboratory  chemistry, 
natural  science.  DEGREES:  Ph.D.  in  Chem- 
istry, Rice  University  (2003);  B.S.  in  Chem- 
istry and  Physics,  Harding  University  (1997). 
PREVIOUS  APPOINTMENT:  Adjunct  Instructor  of  Chem- 
istry, Department  of  Chemistry,  Houston  Baptist  University 
(Texas).  OTHER  NOTABLES:  Dr.  Turner  is  particularly  inter- 
ested in  the  emerging  field  of  nanoscale  science,  the  study  of 
extremely  small  particles;  she  has  contributed  to  several  impor- 
tant publications  in  the  field. 


Two  faculty  members  retire 

The  College  community  recently  celebrated  the  contributions 
of  two  faculty  members  who  recently  retired.  Dr.  John  Perry 
retired  at  the  end  of  the  Spring  2003  semester  after  18  years 
at  MC;  Pam  Bunde  '79  put  down  her  editing  pens  last  sum- 
mer after  nearly  1 5  years  and  more  than  2,500  senior  theses. 

Perry,  who  was  feted  Sept.  23,  was  presented  a  plaque  by  Dr. 
Terry  Simpson,  chairman  of  the  division  of  education.  Athletic 
Director  Randy  Lambert  and  the  athletic  department  pre- 
sented the  former  physical  education  faculty  member  with  a 
stadium  blanket  embroidered  "Coach  John  Perry." 

At  a  Sept.  9  farewell  party, 
Vice  President  and  Dean  of 
the  College  Dr.  Robert  Nay- 

Ilor  presented  Bunde  with  a 
signature  series  pen  from 
m^  the  College's  Gold  Medal- 

lion Collection.  EH 


(Above)  Dr.  John  Perry, 
right,  accepts  a  plaque  of 
recognition  from  Education 
Division  Chairperson  Dr. 
Terry  Simpson.  (Right)  Pam 
Bunde,  former  senior  thesis 
editor,  shows  the  crowd 
her  retirement  gift. 


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FRAMING  THE  FUTURE: 


T    m    I    -J-  HILE  THE  MC  Window  of 

m    m/     /      Opportunity  strategic  plan  ver- 

%    JL    J       bally  paints  a  picture  of  what  the 
%/%/  College  should  be  by  the  year 

T    T  2007,  a  recently  approved  Master 

Plan  visually  paints  a  picture  of  what  the  College 
might  look  like  in  time  for  its  bicentennial  birthday. 

A  new  civic  arts  center.  A  new  behavioral  sci- 
ences building.  Renovated  Anderson,  Pearsons  and 
Thaw  halls.  An  outdoor  pavilion  and  indoor  soccer 
facility.  Ai  additional  residence  hall  on  one  end  of 
campus;  a  renovated  Alumni  Gym  on  the  other. 

A  1997  Master  Plan  culminated  in  some  aston- 
ishing results.  (See  some  of  the  outcomes,  pages 
16-17.)  The  2003  Master  Plan  again  asks 
Mamille  College  constituents  to  imagine  the 
possibilities. 

WHY  A  MASTER  PLAN? 

"For  a  college  or  any 
organization  that  has  a 
campus  as  large  as 
ours,  there  are  always 
needs,"  said  Mark 
Cate,  Mamille  Col- 
lege vice  president  for 
advancement  and 
admissions.  "When 
you  complete  a  reno- 
vation or  restoration  of 
one  building,  there's 
likely  another  one  in 
need  of  improvement, 
and  it's  not  unusual  for 

there  to  be  a  number  of  projects  that  need  to  get 
done.  The  challenge  lies  in  deciding  which  ones 
are  priorities. 

"A  master  plan  helps  build  consensus  for  those 
priorities;  it  establishes  a  plan  and  puts  budgets 
behind  those  plans." 

Back  in  August  2002,  many  in  the  college  com- 
munity began  reviewing  the  1997  Master  Plan  for 
updates.  Several  projects  had  been  accomplished 
already,  but  others  remained  on  the  "to  do"  list. 

"The  last  Master  Plan  had  prioritized  projects 
bv  putting  them  into  a  time  frame,"  Cate 
explained.  "Some  were  slated  for  completion  in 
one  to  five  years,  some  in  five  to  10  years,  some  in 
10  to  15  years." 

Instead  of  putting  time  frames  to  the  priorities, 
College  administrators  decided  to  group  priorities 
into  two  phases  for  the  2003  Master  Plan.  Decid- 
ing which  buildings  and  facilities  would  receive 


"...  To  become  one  of  the  nation's  premier 
colleges  known  for  the  strength  and  integrity  of 
its  distinctive  values-based,  liberal  arts  educa- 
tion ...To  create  a  vibrant  campus  community 
recognized  as  a  model  character-building  envi- 
ronment that  emphasizes  leadership  development, 
pitblic  service,  volunteerism  and  holistic  well- 
being  ...To  build  a  broadly  diverse  and  excep- 
tionally talented  faculty  and  staff  preeminent  in 
their  roles  as  teachers,  mentors  and  partners  in 
the  education  of  students  ...To  establish  a  hall- 
mark learning  environment  exemplary  far  its 
superior  facilities,  unrivaled  technology,  and 
campus  of  great  aesthetic  appeal." 


MC  Window  of  Opportunity 


attention  in  the  immediate 
future  ( Phase  I )  and  which 
would  wait  until  a  few  years 
out  (Phase  II)  was  left  to  a 
group  of  college  adminis- 
trators, faculty  and  staff, 
which  made  recommenda- 
tions to  the  College's 
Board  of  Directors  for  final 
approval.  (See  listing  of  priorities  on  page  15.) 

Facilities  needed  to  meet  the  objectives  of  the 
MC  Window  of  Opportunity  Plan  will  be  given 
priority  over  others,  but  nothing  is  set  in  stone, 
Cate  indicated.  College  programming  may  dictate 
emphases,  he  said,  as  may  donors'  wishes. 

The  plan  is  ambitious,  the  vice  president 
affirmed,  but  vitally  important.  Just  as  the  strate- 
gic plan  suggests  that  the  College  is  at  a  unique 
place  in  its  history,  so  does  the  new  Master  Plan. 
Can  a  historic  campus  meet  the  needs  of  21st-cen- 
tury students? 

"The  bottom  line  is  that  facilities  are  here  to 
support  the  mission  of  the  institution,"  Cate  said. 
"How  do  we  ensure  that  we  have  the  facilities  and 
the  emironment  to  support  our  mission  -  to  pre- 
pare citizens  and  leaders  for  this  world?" 

Maryville  College  answers  the  question  with  an 
inspiring  2003  Master  Plan.  03 


Proposals  for  the  campus 
include  facilities  slated  for 
construction  and  renovation 
and  added  campus  beautifi- 
cation  projects.  No  exact 
location  of  a  civic  arts  center 
on  the  campus  has  been 
determined.  Because  of 
space  limitations,  the  steam 
plant  renovation  and  intramu- 
ral/multi-purpose fields  aren't 
shown  in  this  design. 


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A  21ST-CENTURY  PLAN  FOR  CAMPUS  FACILITIES 


&  ENVIRONS 


BY  KAREN  BEATY  ELDRIDGE  '94  Director  of  News  and  Public  Information 


—  ^_      lAMARAlWANDH  PARKWAY 


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ON  THE 

DRAWING 

BOARD 


PHASE  I  OF  THE  2003  MASTER  PLAN 
has  been  called  "ambitious"  and  "aggressive," 
as  it  involves  several  major  projects  with 
major  price  tags.  Here,  three  priority  projects 
-  varying  in  size,  scope  and  cost  -  are 
explained  in  detail. 


RENOVATION  'IMPERATIVE' 
FORANDERSON 

THE  2003  MASTER  Plan  calls  for  an 
estimated  S4.5-million  renovation  of 
Anderson  Hall,  the  oldest  building  on 
campus.  Named  for  the  College's  founder, 
the  Rev.  Isaac  Anderson,  Anderson  Hall  was 
completed  in  1870  and  since  that  time,  has  pro- 
vided space  for  classrooms,  offices,  archives  and  storage. 

The  Plan  argues  that  renovation  of  Anderson  is  "imperative," 
given  the  building's  existing  condition  and  the  College's  long- 
term  goals  in  academic  programming  and  enrollment,  and  further 
recommends  that  interior  space  be  reorganized  to  better  meet  the 
needs  of  the  College's  education  and  humanities  divisions. 

"Some  of  the  interior  walls  will  be  moved,"  explained  Mark 
Cate,  vice  president  for  advancement  and  admissions.  "The  ques- 
tions we  have  to  answer  are:  What  are  the  appropriate  number  of 
classrooms  and  faculty  and  staff  offices  that  we  need?  Right  now, 
some  faculty  offices  are  very  small.  We  need  to  provide  them  with 
offices  and  work  spaces  that  support  teaching  and  student  advis- 
ing in  the  21st  century." 

On  the  exterior,  the  Plan  calls  for  reinstalling  Anderson's  slate 
roof,  removing  old  mortar  between  the  bricks  and  tuck-pointing 
new  mortar.  The  bulk  of  the  budget  to  renovate  Anderson  is 
expected  to  go  toward  updating  its  mechanical  systems.  Other 
costs  will  include  bringing  it  up  to  code  and  fitting  it  with  an  ele- 
vator to  meet  ADA  requirements,  Cate  said. 

"We  expect  that  adding  new  HVAC,  new  electrical  and  new 
technology  will  require  excavation  to  build  a  structure  that  will 
house  the  building's  mechanical  systems." 

Currently,  only  pockets  of  space  on  the  first-floor  are  equipped 
with  central  heat  and  air.  A  handful  of  second-  and  third-story 
offices  and  classrooms  have  window  air-conditioning  units.  Spaces 
left  without  conditioning  are  uncomfortable  and/or  unusable 
during  many  months  of  warm  weather. 

ALEXANDER  HOUSE 
REAUTIFULLY  RECLAIMED 

TWO  PROJECTS  ON  the  2003  Master  Plan  can  already  be 
checked  off.  Campus  signage  was  completed  during  the 
summer  of  2003,  coinciding  with  the  completion  of  the 
Campus  Beautification  and  Improvement  Plan.  Aid  Alexander 
House,  a  nearly  100-year-old  structure  located  at  714  Hillside 
Avenue  on  the  edge  of  campus,  was  renovated  for  4,000  square 
feet  of  office  space  during  the  fall  of  2003. 

Five  of  the  College's  Advancement  officers  are  working  in  the 
upper  level,  while  employees  of  the  local  non-profit  Leadership 
Blount  program  are  working  on  the  lower  level. 
A  dedication  of  the  house  is  planned  for  this  spring. 

mm  Work  completed  on  Alexander  House,  which 

S  ^     totaled  approximately  $450,000,  included  re- 

#  4   building  the  interior  walls,  refinishing  the 

^&  hardwood  floors  and  installing  new  carpet, 

\      ^§j^=c-~     B  plumbing,  electric  and  HVAC  systems.  Exte- 
^  ^      rior  improvements  included  a  new  roof,  new 

■■  gutters,  downspouts  and  windows.  The  front 

porch  was  repaired  and  made  handicap-accessible  with 


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a  ramp,  and  the  back  porch  was  rebuilt. 
The  clapboard  siding  got  a  new  coat  of 
white  paint. 

An  asphalt  parking  lot  was  added  on 
one  side  of  the  house,  and  landscaping 
should  be  completed  this  spring. 

"As  a  College,  we  identified  the  space 
we  needed  to  accommodate  our  people 
and  programs,  and  it  wasn't  available  on 
campus,'"  explained  Cate.  "Running  the 
numbers,  we  saw  that  it  was  as  cost 
effective  to  renovate  a  vacant  building 
as  it  was  to  build  a  new  structure." 
Another  factor  in  the  decision  to  renovate  Alexander  House  was 
its  historical  tie  to  the  College.  Built  in  1906,  the  Colonial 
Revival-influenced  residence  was  home  to  the  Rev.  John  Alexan- 
der, an  alumnus  (Class  of  1887)  and  50-year  member  of  the  Col- 
lege's Board  of  Directors,  and  his  wife,  Jane  Bancroft  Smith 
Alexander,  who  taught  English  and  history  at  Mar\"ville  College 
for  more  than  30  years. 

In  1989,  Alexander  House  was  put  on  the  National  Register  of 
Historic  Places,  and  unlike  the  College's  other  buildings  placed  on 
the  Register  because  of  their  architectural  features,  Alexander 
House  was  chosen  for  inclusion  because  of  its  inhabitants  and 
their  contributions  to  Blount  County. 

Alexander  family  members,  college  faculty  and  staff  used  the 
home  as  a  private  residence  until  the  late  1990s.  When  Fayer- 
weather  Hall  caught  fire  and  was  razed  in  1999,  the  College's 
business  services  and  human  resources  offices  temporarily  operated 
out  of  the  house. 

NEW  CMC  ARTS  CENTER 
COULD  MEET  COMMUNITY'S 
NEEDS,  AS  WELL 

THE  CURRENT  MARYVILLE  College  Fine  Arts  Center  was 
completed  in  1950  and  includes  a  254-seat  music  hall, 
music  library,  art  studio,  gallery  and  classroom  and  office 
spaces.  The  Wilson  Chapel/Theatre  Complex,  wriich  is  nearly  50 
years  old,  includes  a  1,250-seat  auditorium  and  a  400-seat  theatre. 

Both  facilities  are  in  desperate  need  of "improvement  or  replace- 
ment, and  the  MC  Window  of  Opportunity  Plan,  a  strategic  plan 
adopted  by  the  College's  Board  of  Directors  in  April  2002,  calls  for 
a  "newly  constructed  Center  for  the  Fine  and  Performing  Arts 
[that]  will  significantly  enhance  the  educational  offerings  of  the 
College  and  integrate  community  and  regional  activity  in  the  arts." 

Last  winter,  the  College  approached  Blount  Counts'  and  the  cities 
of  Alcoa  and  Maryville  to  see  if  they  would  like  to  jointly  fund  and 
participate  in  a  study  that  would  determine  the  feasibility  of  the  four 
entities  partnering  in  a  civic  arts  center.  All  voted  to  join  the  study. 

"The  College  is  fully  committed  to  building 
a  new  fine  and  performing  arts  facility,"        ^  ^*  ></     V/ 
Cate  said,  "but  what  a  great  opportu-    ^ 
nity  we  have  to  see  if  there  is  a 
desire  to  build  a  facility  that  will 
meet  not  only  our  [College's] 
needs  but  the  communitv's  needs, 
as  well." 

The  findings  of  the  feasibility  study 
conducted  bv  New  York-based  Webb 


Management  Senices,  Inc.,  and  presented  Nov.  13  in  the  College's 
Fine  Arts  Center  Music  Hall  indicated  that  a  new  chic  arts  center  is 
needed  in  Blount  County,  and  that  it  makes  good  sense  -  both  eco- 
nomically and  operationally  -  for  Mamille  College  and  local  gov- 
ernmental entities  to  partner  in  the  construction  of  such  a  facility. 

The  studv,  carried  out  during  summer  2003,  looked  at  potential 
audiences  for  and  potential  uses  of  a  new  College-communitv 
facility,  existing  art-  and  large-group  facilities  in  the  area,  and  the 
broader  benefits  and  impacts  a  new  facility  would  have  on  the 
community  and  region.  A  10-member  task  force  representing  local 
governments,  schools  and  performing  arts  entities  was  convened 
for  the  study,  and  Webb  representatives  interviewed  more  than  40 
other  key  business  and  civic  leaders  to  collect  relevant  information. 

Compiling  anecdotal  information  from  interviews  with  national 
research,  representatives  from  Webb  Management  Services  con- 
cluded that  "a  strong  case  can  be  made  for  new  facilities  -  both  for 
civic/social/business  purposes,  and  for  arts  and  culture." 

The  consulting  firm  went  on  to  make  specific  recommendations 
for  the  type  of  facility-  that  may  serve  the  College  and  region.  Those 
recommendations  included  a  1,200-seat  proscenium  theater,  a 
350-seat  recital  hall,  a  250-seat  flexible  theater,  two  or  three  new 
art  galleries,  two  or  three  civic  rooms/ballrooms/conference 
rooms  that  can  accommodate  up  to  500  people,  designated  space 
for  an  Appalachian  Cultural  Center  and  support  spaces. 

Webb  recommended  that  the  College  own  and  operate  the 
facilities  but  added  that  the  chic  arts  center  have  some  autonomy 
from  the  College  in  terms  of  fundraising  and  governance  that 
would  include  an  advisorv 
board  made  up  of  repre- 
sentatives from  all  con- 


tributing partners. 

Recommending  that  the 
facility  stay  "as  busy  as  pos- 
sible," the  consulting  firm 
determined  that  a  new  civic 
arts  center  on  the  College 
campus  could  see  as  many 
as  85,000  concert-  or  the- 
atre-goers in  a  year  and, 
combined  with  workshop 
and  conference  attendees, 
could  have  a  significant  eco- 
nomic impact  from  opera- 
tions and  other  ancillary 
spending  in  Blount  Counts'. 

Discussions  about  the 
potential  partnership 
between  the  College  and 
local  governments  are 
ongoing. 

No  exact  location  of  a 
civic  arts  center  on  the 
Mamille  College  campus 
has  been  determined, 
and  Cate  said  that 
^   until  the  size, 
<#         »    scope  and  site 
location  of  the 
facility  are 
-ijjr    decided,  con- 
^      struction  costs  are 
speculative.  HIS 


Proposed  Projects 

Below  are  some  major  construction  and 
renovation  projects  tied  to  the  newest 
Master  Plan.  "Phase  I"  indicates  a  higher 
priority  and  closer  completion  date. 

PHASE  I 

Alexander  House  renovation  -  completed 
New  Civic  Arts  Center 
Anderson  Hall  renovation 
New  Outdoor  Pavilion 
New  Residence  Hall 
Pearsons  Hall  renovations  Phase  I 
Steam  Plant  visual  upgrade 
Soccer/Softball  Concession 
and  Locker  Room/Toilets 
Intramural/Multi-Purpose  Field 
Campus  Walking  Trail 
Fitness  Center  Addition/Climbing  Wall 
Crawford  House  renovation 
Campus  Signage  Phase  I  -  completed 

PHASE  II 

Thaw  Hall  renovation 
New  Behavioral  Sciences  Building 
Sutton  Science  Center  renovation 
Pearsons  Hall  renovations  Phase  II 
Alumni  Gym  renovation 
International  House  renovation 
Physical  Plant  Building  III 
Parking  at  Tennis  Courts 
Promenade  Extension 
New  Indoor  Soccer  Facility 
Campus  Signage  Phase  II 


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Street  signs  (right)  reveal  the 

new  names  for  campus  roads;  the 

original  "Corduroy" (below) . 


COLLEGE'S  HISTORY  BEHIND 
NEW  STREET  NAMES 


BY  STEPHANIE  ZILLES  '07 

"  UST  FOLLOW  THE  circle  around  until  you  pass  the  first 
street  on  your  right.  Across  from  that  is  Fayerweather;  it's  the 
big  new  building  with  a  fish  pond  in  front."  How  disturbingly 
familiar  this  mav  seem  to  those  of  us  who  are  asked  directions  by 
someone  driving  around  campus.  We  point  in  the  right  direction, 
hoping  that  our  instructions  are  easily  understood.  It  is  the  way,  after 
all,  that  we  learned  to  get  around  the  grounds  ourselves. 

But  new  students  and  visitors  to  campus  will  have  it  easier  now. 

Last  summer,  a  committee  was  formed  to  suggest  names  for  the 
streets  that  connect  the  Maryville  College  campus.  The  results: 

COLLEGE  HILL  (road  that  separates  Bartlett  Hall  and  Beeson 
Village).  Originallv  located  in  downtown  Maryville,  the  College 
campus  was  relocated  to  a  hill  just  south  of  town  after  the  Civil  War. 
This  hill  was  long  referred  to  as  "College  Hill,"  and  older  alumni 
still  know  it  as  such. 

MORNLNGSIDE  LANE  (lane  that  leads  from  Cooper  Ad-Jetic 
Center  to  the  House  in  the  Woods).  In  1932,  Mrs.  John  Walker  built 
what  would  later  become  the  home  of  MC  presidents.  Bequeathing 
"Morningside"  to  the  institution  in  1951,  Walker  also  gave  the  sur- 
rounding land  that  now  offers  a  serene  drive  through  the  Woods. 

HOWEE  AVENUE  ( road  running  between  Crawford  House 
and  Copeland  Hall).  There  is  an  old  College  cheer  that  begins  like 
this:  "How-ee,  How-ee,  Chil-how-ee,  /  Maryville,  Maryville,  Tenn- 
e-ssee  ..."  It  is  the  first  word  of  this  cheer  that  gives  this  avenue  its 
name  -  and  what  a  fitting  designation  it  is  for  a  street  that  provides 
an  unobstructed  view  of  the  Chilhowee  mountain  range. 

CIRCLE  DRIVE  (road  encircling  campus).  The  one  road  on  cam- 
pus with  a  name  more  obvious  than  the  others  is  Circle  Drive.  Martha 
Hess  '67,  registrar  and  member  of  the  committee  for  naming  the 
streets,  laughs  when  she  explains.  "It's  been  called  that  forever.  People 
used  to  say  'follow  die  circle  around  . . .',"  and  so  the  name  stuck. 

THE  CORDUROY  (road  between  Wilson  Chapel  and  the  Fine 
Arts  Center).  The  most  interesting  street  name,  "The  Corduroy," 
has  a  history  that  makes  complete  sense  when  told.  It  was  not  always 
smooth  and  even  like  it  is  todav;  in  fact,  it  was  the  exact  opposite. 

"It  used  to  lead  right  up  to  Broadway,"  explains  Hess,  "and  it 
was  so  bumpy.  Like  the  pants,"  she  says,  rubbing  her  leg  in  visual 
explanation,  and  we  both  laugh. 

Yes,  friends,  this  is  a  road  named  after  clothing. 

So  now  that  you  know,  do  not  be  afraid  to  use  these  street  names, 
christened  with  history  in  mind.  They  are  part  of  die  campus  now, 
reminding  us  of  the  past,  leading  us  to  wherever  it  is  we  may  need  to 
go  in  the  future.  PH    —  Excerpted  from  flic  Highland  Echo 


MASTER 
PLANS 
WORK! 

These  projects, 
all  completed  in 

the  last  seven 
years,  originated 

from  Master 
Plan  proposals. 


BARTLETT  HALL 

Headquarters  for 

the  physical  plant 

staff  before  1999, 

it's  now  the 

campus'  student 

center  thanks  to  a 

S6.3-million 

restoration  and 

expansion  project. 


CENTER  FOR 
CAMPUS  MINISTRY 

The  "architectural 
jewel"  of  the  cam- 
pus saw  interior 
and  exterior 
restoration 
in  1999. 


PHYSICAL  PLANT  Two  of  three  buildings  to  house 
the  College's  grounds,  maintenance  and  house- 
keeping departments  have  been  completed.  A 
third  building  is  slated  for  the  future. 


STADIUM  ENTRANCE  & 
TICKET  BOOTH 

Wrought-iron  gates,  land- 
scaping and  new  struc- 
tures  (below)  significantly 
improve  the  entrance 
to  Honaker  Field. 


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FAYERWEATHER  HALL 

BEESON  VILLAGE 

Originally  slated  for 

Construction  on 

major  renovation  in  2010 

this  residential 

to  make  it  the  College's 

village  in  1997 

main  administrative 

marked  the  first 

building,  Fayerweather 

major  bricks-and- 

Hall's  transformation 

mortar  project  the 

was  expedited  by  a 

campus  had  seen 

1999  fire. 

in  27  years. 

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IDS 


EDITOR'S  NOTE:  The  College 
received  information  printed 
below  between  June  1  and  Oct. 
31,  2003.  Class  notes  submitted 
after  Oct.  31  should  appear  in 
the  Spring  2004  issue. 


'27  MEMORIAMS:  Clara  Tye 

Finchum,  Aug.  14.  She  is  survived 
by  one  son. 

Mary  Nuchols  Hitch,  May  25,  in 
Maryville.  She  was  a  member  of 
New  Providence  Presbyterian.  Sur- 
vivors include  sons  Jim  Giffin,  Tip 
Hitch  and  Robert  Hitch  '67  and 
daughter  M.  Susann  Hitch  Ander- 
son '62,  10  grandchildren  and  two 
great-grandchildren. 

32  Julia  Terry  Dickinson  lives  at 
home.  She  reads  a  lot,  watches  TV 
and  still  "thinks  about  those  good 
times  at  Maryville  College!" 
MEMORIAMS:  Josie  Tipton  Hum- 
mel, Sept. 10.  She  and  her  husband 
owned  and  operated  Hummel  Gen- 
eral Store  in  Chilhowee,  Tenn.  She 
served  on  the  board  of  directors  of 
Blount  National  Bank.  Survivors 
include  two  sons,  two  daughters,  six 
grandchildren  and  three  great- 
grandchildren. 

Beulah  Duggan  Linn,  April  30. 
Linn  was  the  Sevier  County  histo- 
rian and  lived  in  Pigeon  Forge. 
She  is  survived  by  one  daughter 
and  four  grandsons. 
:  Ellen  Metz  Welch,  Sept.  15,  in 
Dallas,  Texas.  A  math  teacher  at 
Roane  County  High  School  for  many 
years,  she  was  a  charter  member  of 
Central  Baptist  Church  in  Kingston, 
Tenn.  She  is  survived  by  a  son,  two 
grandchildren  and  two  sisters. 

34  Mildred  Schoeller  Crump 
and  husband  John  '36  report  they 
are  still  up  and  around  and  enjoy- 
ing life  at  96  and  91 .  The  Crumps 
live  in  Bean  Station,  Tenn. 
MEMORIAM:  Mary  Evelyn  Russell 
Lane,  Sept.  22,  in  Maryville.  She 
was  a  member  of  New  Providence 
Presbyterian,  the  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolution,  Alpha  Delta 
Kappa  and  the  Blount  County  His- 
torical Society.  She  taught  for  28 
years  and  was  chairman  of  the 


r 


MEMORIAM 


Claire  MacMurray  Howard  '21,  abest- 

selling  author  and  newspaper  columnist,  passed  away  July 
31  at  the  age  of  104. 

A  native  of  Indiana,  Howard  taught  home  economics  in 
Alcoa,  Tenn.,  after  graduating  from  the  College.  She 
relocated  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  with  her  husband,  and 
from  1936  to  1965,  she  authored  the  "Good  Morning" 
column  in  Cleveland's  Plain  Dealer. 

Howard's  first  book,  And  Beat  Him  When  He  Sneezes, 
was  published  in  1941  and  spent  seven  months  on  the 
national  bestseller's  list.  The  work  also  inspired  the  nation- 
ally aired  NBC  radio  comedy,  "Nichols  Family  of  Five." 
Additionally,  Howard's  1944  work,  Out  on  a  Limbo,  enjoyed 
its  position  as  a  national  bestseller  for  more  than  a  year. 

Along  with  five  other  residents,  she  founded  the  Cleve- 
land Seamen's  Service  in  1964  to  welcome  crews  of  for- 
eign ships  to  town. 


Blount  County  Board  of  Educa- 
tion. She  is  survived  by  son 
George  Lane,  daughter  and  son- 
in-law  Louise  Lane  Talley  '62  and 
Donald  Talley  '61,  one  brother, 
five  grandchildren  and  six  great- 
grandchildren. 

'36  MEMORIAM:  Robert  C. 

Borcer,  July  17,  in  Hamilton 
County,  Ohio. 

'37  MEMORIAM:  Ann  Jett 

Jones,  July  22,  in  Atlanta.  She  was 
a  member  of  Peachtree  Road 
United  Methodist,  Sharondale 
Garden  Club  and  Emory  Hospital 
Auxiliary  of  Pink  Ladies.  She  is  sur- 
vived by  her  two  sons  and  seven 
grandchildren. 

'38  MEMORIAMS:  Stanley  W. 

Phillips,  April  20,  in  Reston,  Va.  He 
was  retired  from  the  Foreign  Agri- 
cultural Service  with  the  U.S.  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture.  Survivors 
include  a  son  and  three  daughters. 
Geneva  Johnson  Rich,  July  1 1 , 
in  Asheboro,  Ky.  She  received  a 
master's  in  education  at  Rutgers 
University  and  taught  schools  in 
Elizabeth,  N.J.  and  Pittsburgh. 
Rich  is  survived  by  one  son,  two 
daughters,  two  sisters,  seven 


grandchildren  and  eight  great- 
grandchildren. 

39  Irma  Souder  Baker  celebrated 
her  68th  show  as  a  dance  instructor 
and  choreographer.  Her  students 
have  been  Tony  Award  winners, 
Rockettes,  Broadway  dancers  and 
dance  studio  directors.  In  1997,  she 
was  honored  by  the  Dance  Masters  of 
America  with  a  50-year  membership 
award  presented  at  Disney  World. 
MEMORIAM:  Leonard  J.  Best, 
May  13,  in  Maryville.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  ALCOA  25-year 
club  and  a  veteran  of  World  War  II. 
Survivors  include  one  daughter, 
three  stepchildren,  two  grandchil- 
dren and  four  step-grandchildren. 

'40  MEMORIAMS:  Genevieve 

McCalmont  Tevis,  Feb.  6.  Sur- 
vivors include  husband  Byron  and 
two  sons. 

Mignonne  Myers  Winn,  Aug. 
31 .  She  is  survived  by  a  son, 
grandson,  and  great-grandson. 

'41  MEMORIAM:  Rev.  J.  Robert 

Watt,  Nov.  19,  2002,  in  Atco,  N.J. 
Watt  is  survived  by  wife  Elizabeth 
Brimfield  Watt  '37,  one  son,  one 

daughter,  three  grandchildren  and 
four  great-grandchildren. 


42  Bina  Ruth  Brown,  owner  of 
Brown  Enterprises,  retired  from  tax 
accounting  and  piano  tuning.  At 
age  83,  Lin  (Ruth)  Sutherlin  Lep- 
icier  writes  that  the  Lord  has  richly 
blessed  her.  She  is  currently  a  soloist 
at  North  Bend  Presbyterian  in  Ban- 
don,  Ore.,  and  no  one  there  knows 
her  age!  Inez  Johnson  McRae's 
husband,  James,  died  July  1 1 .  He 
suffered  from  Alzheimer's  disease 
and  had  contracted  pneumonia. 
He  was  residing  in  an  assisted  liv- 
ing facility  in  Spruce  Pine,  N.C. 

43  Bettie  Haines  Ball  is  caring  for 
husband  Kenneth,  who  celebrated 
his  102nd  birthday  in  September. 
Bette  Clevenger  Carbery  has  been 
visiting  her  daughters  Suzanne  (in 
McLean,  Va.)  and  Mimi  (in  New 
Orleans)  Doris  Murray  Lorenz  has 
moved  to  a  retirement  home  in 
Palm  Desert,  Calif.  Also  moving  into 
a  retirement  community  were 
Marion  J.  Avakian  Slater  and  her 
husband.  Their  new  residence,  in 
Tinton  Falls,  N.J.,  is  five  miles  from 
where  they  have  lived  for  46  years. 
Joseph  E.  Huskey  recently  demon- 
strated his  metrigrid  games  for  the 
third  time  to  Dr.  Arnold  Davis  of 
the  University  of  Tennessee.  Last 
fall  Huskey  introduced  teachers  to 


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CLASS     NOTES 


metrigrid  games  at  Murphy  Ele- 
mentary in  Copperhill,  Tenn. 
MEMORIAMS:  Robert  Welden, 
July  7,  in  Beaufort,  S.C.  He  was  a 
dentist,  graduating  from  Emory 
University  and  serving  in  the  Navy 
Dental  Corps  for  27  years.  His  list 
of  public  service  contributions  was 
numerous  and  included  the  Beau- 
fort County  Board  of  Education 
and  Rotary  International.  He  was  a 
past  commodore  and  long-time 
supporter  of  the  Beaufort  County 
Water  Festival.  Survivors  include 
wife  Jeanne,  two  daughters,  one 
son  and  four  grandchildren. 

Ruth  Johnson  Farmakes,  June 
20.  She  was  a  retired  publisher 
and  is  survived  by  husband  John 
and  three  daughters. 

Edward  R.  Rowley,  Jr.,  Aug.  4, 
in  Daytona  Beach,  Fla.  A  graduate 
of  McCormick  Theological  Semi- 
nary, he  served  several  Presbyter- 
ian churches  in  central  Florida.  He 
was  president  of  the  Daytona 
Beach  Ministerial  Association  and 
helped  to  start  a  drive-in  church 
service  at  Volusia  Drive-In  Theater. 
He  was  active  in  Civitan  Club  and 
the  Salvation  Army.  He  is  survived 
by  wife  Esther  Ann  Winn  Rowley, 
four  children,  eight  grandchildren 
and  four  great-grandchildren. 

'44  MEMORIAMS:  Dorothy 

Harned  Clift,  May  15,  in  Knoxville. 

She  was  a  member  of  the  First  United 
Methodist  in  Maryville  and  a  30-year 
teacher  in  Maryville  City  Schools. 
Survivors  include  husband  Lloyd. 

Grace  Betts  Gent,  Feb.  8,  in 
Northglenn,  Colo.  She  was  a  home- 
maker  and  worked  as  a  health  care 
provider  and  caregiver.  Survivors 
include  one  son,  one  daughter  and 
three  grandchildren. 

Margery  DuVall  Roth  Hay,  July 
2.  Survivors  include  husband 
William  and  four  children,  includ- 
ing Leslee  Hay  Kirkconnell  '84. 

Horace  E.  Scherer,  March  21,  in 
Norristown,  Pa.  He  is  survived  by 
wife  Alice,  three  sons  and  one 
daughter. 

45  Dorothy  Brown  DiStefano 
and  daughter  Margie  Van  Sant 
Smith  '73  returned  from  Turkey, 
Ephesus,  Athens  and  five  Greek 
Isles.  She  is  very  active  at  First 
Presbyterian  in  Boca  Raton,  Fla., 
singing  in  the  choir  and  leading 
the  Mariners  evening  out  pro- 
gram Winifred  Sommers  Hein 


has  returned  from  a  week-long  trip 
to  Natchez,  Miss.,  with  two  of  her 
Maryville  College  classmates  - 
Anne  Kerr  Valentine  and  Peggy 
Caldwell  Smith.  Out  in  Marshall, 
Texas,  William  Segraves  is  currently 
writing  poetry  and  children's  stories. 
MEMORIAMS:  Donald  Black, 
June  2,  in  Chattanooga.  An  Air 
Force  flight  engineer  in  World  War 
II,  he  received  a  B.S.  in  aviation 
maintenance  engineering  after  the 
war.  He  was  a  fellow  and  life  mem- 
ber of  the  National  Speleological 
Society,  and  had  been  the  national 
cave  rescue  coordinator  and  the 
U.S.  delegate  to  the  International 
Rescue  Commission.  He  was  a 
licensed  emergency  medical  tech- 
nician in  both  Tennessee  and 
Georgia.  He  is  survived  by  wife 
Mary  Curtis  Black  '45,  daughter 
Ruth  Black  LeBlanc  '68;  sons 
Paul,  Robert  and  Philip  Black;  and 
seven  grandchildren. 

Carolyn  Harper  Yunker,  April  10. 
She  is  survived  by  husband  Arthur 
James  Yunker  '43  of  Blooming- 
ton,  Ind.,  and  three  children. 

46  Jeanne  "Pixie"  Keyes  Young- 
son  recently  gave  a  talk,  "Ghosts  in 
British  Theatre"  at  the  Student's 
Union  in  Oxford,  England.  She  con- 
tinues to  lead  "ghost  walks"  around 
Greenwich  Village  in  New  York  City 
and  has  been  invited  to  attend  the 
British  Museum's  250th  Anniversary. 

'47  MEMORIAM:  Mary  Barn- 
well Barlow,  May  8.  A  member  of 
Bethany  Lutheran  in  Norwood, 
Fla.,  she  taught  and  performed 
music  at  several  churches  in  the 
Knoxville  area.  Survivors  include  a 
son,  a  daughter  and  son-in-law, 
sister  Martha  Barnwell  '48  and 
two  grandchildren. 

'48  MEMORIAM:  Merle  Hender- 
son McCracken,  May  29,  in  Clear- 
water, Fla.,  after  a  long  bout  with 
cancer.  She  taught  school  at  Clear- 
water High  School  for  26  years.  Sur- 
vivors include  husband  James,  two 
daughters,  five  grandchildren  and 
three  sisters,  including  her  twin, 
Marion  Henderson  Miller. 

49  Evelyn  Anderson  Wood 

reports  that  husband  Mitchell  died 
July  21 .  She  is  living  in  Branford,  Fla. 

'50  Herbert  M.  McCallum  and 

wife  Dorothy  celebrated  their  38th 


wedding  anniversary.  They  recently 
moved  into  a  retirement  commu- 
nity from  the  home  they  had 
shared  for  35  years.  He  is  a  retired 
Presbyterian  minister.  Grady  Lee 
Ernest  Carroll  wrote  the  College 
that  wife  Betty  died  April  10. 
MEMORIAMS:  Jack  Leroy  Buckley, 
Dec.  8,  2002.  Survivors  include 
wife  Frances  and  one  daughter. 

James  Thomas  Yeaworth,  May 
15,  in  Omaha,  Neb.  He  is  survived 
by  wife  Rosalee,  two  sons,  one 
daughter  and  his  mother. 

51  David  H.  Grubbs  and  wife 
Sue  Carson  Summers  Grubbs  '53 

celebrated  their  50th  wedding 
anniversary  with  12  family  members 
on  a  Caribbean  cruise  last  June. 
MEMORIAM:  James  Frain,  May  26, 

of  heart  attack.  Survivors  include 
wife  Mary  and  three  children. 

'52  MEMORIAM:  Richard 

Newman,  July  7,  in  Boston,  of  a 
brain  tumor.  He  was  an  activist, 
minister,  bibliographer  and  scholar 
who  spent  the  past  decade  building 
the  Afro-American  Studies  Depart- 
ment at  Harvard's  W.E.B.  DuBois 
Institute  for  Afro-American  Research. 
Survivors  include  wife  Belynda  Bady, 
three  step-children,  one  brother 
and  one  sister.  A  detailed  account 
of  Newman's  contributions  to  his 
field  of  study  will  appear  in  the 
next  issue  of  FOCUS. 

Dr.  Glenn  Ferrell  Watts,  Sr., 
Aug.  19,  in  Knoxville,  of  idiopathic 
pulmonary  fibrosis.  He  was  mem- 
ber and  deacon  of  the  First  Presby- 
terian Church  of  Knoxville.  A  U.S. 
Army  veteran,  he  earned  a  medical 
degree  from  the  University  of  Ten- 


nessee in  Memphis  and  worked  at 
the  first  birth-control  clinic  in 
Knoxville.  He  joined  with  other 
doctors  to  form  Knoxville  Gyneco- 
logic Obstetric  Associates.  He  is 
survived  by  wife  Jane,  four  children 
(including  Glenn  "Bud"  Watts  Jr. 
'87)  and  eight  grandchildren. 

53  Barbara  Scott  Davis  continues 
to  teach  private  piano  lessons.  She 
now  has  18  grandchildren  and  lives 
in  Durham,  N.C  Peggy  Kessler 
Duke  is  co-chairman  of  the  annual 
Sumi-e  Society  of  American's  juried 
oriental  brush  painting  exhibition  in 
Washington,  D.C  She  was  featured 
in  a  show  at  Tai  Sophia  Institute  in 
Howard  County,  Md.  Emerson  Flur- 
key  is  an  instructor  for  AARP  Safe 
Driving  in  Lemoyne,  Pa.  Shirley 
Atwell  Marble  and  husband  Louis 
celebrated  their  50th  wedding 
anniversary  with  their  children  and 
grandchildren.  After  35  years  at 
Kennett  Consolidated  School  in 
Pennsylvania,  Barbara  Miller  Wil- 
son retired,  but,  missing  the  class- 
room, she's  now  substituting. 

54  A.  Patricia  Laing  Stevens 

and  husband  Bill  recently  returned 
from  a  three-week  trip  to  Australia, 
New  Zealand  and  Fiji  to  celebrate 
their  44th  wedding  anniversary. 
Also  traveling  abroad  were  Wilma 
Trumbull  Gray  and  husband  Charles, 
who  recently  returned  from  a  two- 
week  tour  of  Ireland.  A  highlight  of 
the  trip  was  viewing  The  Book  of 
Kelts  at  Trinity  University  in  Dublin. 

56  James  H.  Laster  played  the 
part  of  the  Rev.  John  Witherspoon, 
a  Presbyterian  minister,  signer  of 


,  Austin  '52  and  Elenor 
■  Van  Pelt  '51  (right) 
d  to  Alaska  and  made 
inexpected  Maryville 
e  contacts.  At  breakfast 
Sheldon  Jackson  College 
ie  morning,  Judy  Perov  Ball 
1  (center),  wearing  an  MC 

hirt,  came  over  to  chat. 
._.,  a  friend  shared  with  the 
-jn  Pelts  a  local  calendar  that 
included  the  photo  and  story 
of  Shirley  Montgomery 
Henley  '44,  who  has  spent 
more  than  50  years  on  the 
Kenai  Peninsula  as  a  public 
health  nurse  and  teacher. 


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Former  College  employees  pass  away 

The  College  community  recently  mourned  the  deaths  of  three 
former  employees. 

THOMAS  T.  "TOM"  EVANS  JR.  '59,  former  administra- 
tive director  of  the  Maryville -Alcoa  College  - 
Community  Orchestra  and  fine  arts  assistant  for 
external  relations,  passed  away  Sept.  7. 

Evans  was  an  enthusiastic  supporter  of  arts  pro- 
grams at  the  College  and  in  the  community.  In 
March,  he  received  the  College's  Distinguished 
Concert  Choir  Alumni  Award  in  recognition  of 
his  ongoing  patronage. 

He  spent  more  than  two  decades  teaching  literature  and  serv- 
ing as  a  church  choir  director  and  organist  in  Oakland,  N.J.  He 
retired  to  Maryville 's  Historic  College  Hill  neighborhood,  where 
he  was  active  in  several  community  arts  organizations. 

Services  for  Evans  were  held  on  Sept.  14  in  the  College's  Fine 
Arts  Center  Music  Hall.  In  remembering  die  alumnus,  Mark  Hall, 
chair  of  the  College's  fine  arts  division,  said,  "Tom  Evans  was 
many  things  to  the  College,  to  the  music  program  and  more 
importantly,  to  the  faculty  and  students  at  Maryville  College.  One 
of  his  last  acts  on  behalf  of  the  choir  was  to  contact  alumni  of  the 
music  program  and  ask  them  for  donations  to  buy  much-needed 
choral  risers.  They  were  purchased  last  Spring."  Evans  is  survived 
by  sister  Ann  Howard  and  brother  Nicholas  Evans. 

ARTHUR  H.  HAFNER  JR.,  chair  of  the  College's  division  of 
education  from  1969  until  1976,  passed  away  on 
Sept.  29,  in  San  Antonio,  Texas. 

Born  in  Altoona,  Pa.,  and  raised  in  Vermont, 
Hairier  resided  in  no  less  than  half-a-dozen  states 
during  his  86-year  life.  After  earning  a  doctorate 
from  Columbia  University  in  New  York  he  held 
professorships  at  colleges  and  universities  in  Texas, 

Missouri,  Tennessee  and  Kentucky. 

A  memorial  service  for  Hafner  was  held  in  San  Antonio.  He  is 

survived  by  four  sons  and  daughters-in-law  (including  Arthur  H. 

Hafner  in,  '72,  Gail  Bradley  Hafner,  '60  and 

Carl  Joseph  Hafner  '73),  nine  grandchildren  and  six 

great-grandchildren. 


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NEIL  MCDADE,  former  chief  financial  officer  at 
the  College,  died  Oct.  19  in  Nashville.  He  was  81. 

McDade,  an  Illinois  native,  was  a  successful  small 
businessman  in  the  Chattanooga,  Tenn.,  area  for 
many  years  before  attending  Vanderbilt  University. 
Following  his  graduation  from  Vanderbilt's  Owens  School  of 
Business,  McDade  served  as  the  chief  financial  officer  at  several 
colleges  and  universities  across  the  Southeast. 

Services  for  McDade  were  held  on  Oct.  21  at  Nashville's  Belle 
vue  Presbyterian  Church.  McDade  is  survived  by  wife  Ruth; 
daughter  and  son-in-law  Dana  McDade  Battaglia,  '76,  and 
Richard  Battaglia,  '74;  son  Mark  McDade;  and  one  brother, 
Everest  McDade. 


the  Declaration  of  Independence, 
president  of  the  College  of  New 
Jersey,  in  a  production  of  1776.  He 
also  performed  a  part  in  Brigadoon. 

5/  Dick  Jensen  led  a  team  of 
American  professionals  on  a  good- 
will tour  of  Russia  May  21-31,  as 
president  of  First  Foundations,  Inc. 
The  group  delivered  supplies  to  a 
pediatric  hospital  in  Moscow,  per- 
formed free  concerts  and  donated 
Russian  language  Bibles  and  other 
books  to  institutions  and  individuals. 
MEMORIAM:  William  H.  Deerfield, 
June  30,  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Deer- 
field  was  admired  for  his  writing  and 
acting  talents.  He  spent  his  early  years 
with  public  television  and  the  latter 
part  of  his  career  as  a  writer  and  editor 
for  Guidepost  magazine.  Survivors 
include  longtime  friends  Jim  Hopkins 
'56  and  Elinor  Bass  Hopkins  '57. 

58  Mary  J.  Kirklin  moved  to  a 
home  in  Wilmette,  III.,  in  September. 
She  works  part-time  and  is  enjoying 
her  new  home.  Grace  M.  Stineci- 

pher  works  at  the  Sanford  Museum, 
Sanford,  Fla.,  two  days  a  week  and 
writes  a  column  for  the  Seminole 
Herald.  She  also  is  editor  of  the  San- 
ford Historical  Society  newsletter. 

'59  Alice  McCombe  Block  and 
Barbara  Davis  Tropansky  enjoyed 
rooming  together  at  the  Presby- 
terian Women's  Churchwide  Gath- 
ering in  Louisville,  Ky.,  last  July. 
Barbara  and  husband  Joe  '59  have 
enjoyed  seeing  alumni  and  partici- 
pating in  the  Kin  Takahashi  work 
week  the  past  two  summers.  Last 
August,  Esther  Balph  Holgate 
moved  to  New  Hope,  Minn.,  to  be 
closer  to  her  children.  Arlene  Jones 
Bird  and  husband  Leon  '61,  have 
retired  and  moved  into  Crosskeys 
Village  in  New  Oxford,  Pa.  Rev.  Bird 
was  the  pastor  of  Wesley  United 
Methodist  in  Strasburg,  Pa.,  for  17 
years  and  will  continue  to  pastor 
congregations  in  the  New  Oxford/ 
Gettysburg  area.  Margaret  "Bonnie" 
Fortunato  reported  to  the  College 
that  husband  Joseph  died  June  15. 

'60  Robert  M.  Gwaltney  has 

been  "honorably  retired"  by  the 
Presbytery  of  Denver  for  several 
years.  He  recently  founded  and  is 
managing  partner  in  a  new  real 
estate  firm  focusing  on  residential 
development  in  downtown 
Louisville,  Ky.  He  is  active  at 


Central  Presbyterian. 
MARRIAGE:  Rosemary  Lee  Potter 

to  Peter  S.  Hamann,  Aug.  23. 

61  Leopold  Chen  took  early 
retirement  from  GE  Aerospace  and 
Ericsson/GE  then  worked  as  a  con- 
tract engineer.  His  work  took  him 
overseas  and  around  the  U.S.,  so  he 
now  limits  his  travels  to  visiting  his 
children  and  two  grandsons  and 
enjoying  the  Virginia,  North  Carolina 
and  Washington,  DC.  areas.  Karen 
Kennedy  visited  the  College  cam- 
pus in  September  for  the  memorial 
service  of  her  dear  friend,  Tom 
Evans  '59.  She  was  able  to  spend 
time  with  the  Evans  family  and  con- 
nect with  several  classmates  includ- 
ing Gail  Hafner  '60,  Margaret 
Stevenson  Ribble  '61  and  Dave 
Styles  '63.  Fred  G.  Morrison,  a 
judge  in  North  Carolina,  has  been 
reappointed  to  serve  as  a  member 
of  the  North  Carolina  Sentencing 
and  Policy  Advisory  Commission  for 
another  two-year  term.  He  also  has 
been'elected  Chair  of  Administra- 
tive Law  section  of  the  North  Car- 
olina Bar  Association  for  2003-2004. 
Carolyn  Cybele  Sieradzki  is  work- 
ing as  a  consultant  in  program  eval- 
uation and  editing. 
MEMORIAM:  Jerry  Overall  on 
Sept.  10,  1990.  While  at  the  Col- 
lege he  sang  in  the  Vespers  Choir. 
The  College  was  informed  of  his 
death  by  James  Barber  '58. 

62  Roger  Nooe,  professor  in  the 
College  of  Social  Work  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Tennessee,  was  honored 
for  his  exceptional  public  service  by 
the  UT  National  Alumni  Association 
for  his  work  with  the  homeless. 
MEMORIAM:  Judith  Helen  Agee 
Washington,  Sept.  2,  in  Frisco, 
Texas,  of  colon  and  liver  cancer. 
She  was  a  teacher  before  becoming 
a  homemaker  and  was  an  active 
volunteer  with  the  Girl  Scouts  in 
Miami,  Fla.,  where  she  lived  for  25 
years.  She  is  survived  by  husband 
Martin,  two  daughters  (including 
Debra  Washington  Ballatyne  '92), 
one  granddaughter,  her  mother 
and  a  brother  and  sister. 

'63  Edward  L.  Ziegler  and  wife 
Nancy  have  recently  retired  to 
Florida  and  he  writes  that  they  are 
"loving  every  minute  of  it!"  Also 
newly  retired  are  Nancy  Kinsman 
Bunker  and  husband  Doug  '60. 
Nancy  completed  35  years  of 


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teaching  mathematics,  and  Doug 
finished  42  years  of  government 
service  in  July.  They  moved  into  an 
apartment  in  Leesburg,  Va.,  and 
are  deciding  where  to  make  their 
retirement  home. 

'64  Marjorie  Loeffler  Yenter  and 

husband  Earl  moved  to  Washing- 
ton to  be  near  their  sons  and 
grandchildren.  As  they  had  been 
missionaries  in  El  Paso/Juarez  for 
three  years  (1992-95),  they  were 
asked  to  join  the  staff  of  Youth  with 
a  Mission.  For  more  information  go 
to  www.ywamportorchard.com. 

65  J.  Thomas  R.  Higgins  has 

had  his  landscape  painting  included 
in  the  Department  of  State  Art-in- 
Embassies  Program  in  Reykjavik,  Ice- 
land. His  works  have  been  featured  in 
two  books,  The  Art  of  Maine  in  Win- 
ter and  On  Wilderness:  Voices  from 
Maine.  Higgins  is  professor  of  art  at 
the  University  of  Maine  at  Farming- 
ton.  W.  Harold  Laster  has  been 
appointed  vice  president  and  dean 
of  the  Music  Academy  of  the  West  in 
Santa  Barbara,  Calif.  Laster  will  over- 
see student  life,  including  recruit- 
ment and  admissions,  as  well  as  the 
music  library  and  archives  and  the 
building  and  grounds  department. 
He  will  also  work  as  part  of  an  artis- 
tic team  in  planning  programmatic 
and  educational  activities  of  the 
institution.  Jack  Spencer  and  wife 
Linda  Hayes  Spencer  '67  are  in 
Phnom  Penh  where  Jack  works  as 
director  of  the  Centers  for  Disease 
Control  Global  AIDS  Program  in 
Cambodia.  Frances  Black  Tocci  and 
husband  Leonard  divide  their  time 
between  California  and  Cape  Cod, 
Mass.  Both  are  now  retired  and  enjoy 
spending  the  summers  in  the  east. 
MARRIAGE:  Robert  Paul  to  Patri- 
cia Diane  Arnold,  May  31 . 

66  Stanford  Long  and  wife  Sally 
moved  to  a  new  home  in  New  Ipswich, 
N.H.  Stanford  was  a  member  of  the 
zoning  and  planning  board  in  Jaffrey, 
N.H.  Currently  they  serve  on  several 
boards  and  committees  in  the 
community.  Rich  Reed  continues 
his  private  practice  in  psychology 
and  received  a  teaching  award  as 
adjunct  faculty  at  Indiana  University. 

6/  Joyce  Pigge  was  on  sabbati- 
cal fall  semester  through  January 
2004.  Her  time  was  spent  with  Court 
Services  in  McPherson  County,  Kan. 


She  is  a  professor  of  political  sci- 
ence at  Bethany  College  in  Kansas. 
MEMORIAM:  Michael  C.  White, 

Feb.  6,  in  Maryville.  White  was  a 
long-time  Blount  County  coach 
and  teacher,  spending  eight  years 
as  assistant  football  coach  at 
Maryville  College.  He  was  retired 
from  the  Tennessee  Air  National 
Guard.  He  is  survived  by  wife 
Susan,  two  sons,  (including  Nick 
White  '98),  one  daughter  and 
three  grandchildren. 

68  Linda  Giesselmann  Driver 

recently  moved  back  to  Tennessee 
after  three  years  of  adventure  in 
Alaska.  She  is  a  procedure  writer 
for  Westkem  LLC  in  Oak  Ridge. 
In  November,  E.  Gayle  Walker 
began  serving  as  associate  pastor 
of  Idlewild  Presbyterian  in  Mem- 
phis, Tenn. 

69  Phil  Bettis  recently  retired 
after  a  31 -year  career  in  education. 
He  is  presently  contracting  with 
Loudon  County,  Tenn.,  schools  as 
testing  and  data  management 
coordinator  Sandra  Johnson 
Eggers  is  director  of  Emmanuel 
United  Methodist  Kindergarten  in 
Memphis.  Penny  Blackwood  Fer- 
guson, English  department  chair 
at  Maryville  High  School,  was  chosen 
as  the  local  winner  in  Wal-Mart's  eighth 
annual  Teacher  of  the  Year  program. 
In  honor  of  this  recognition,  MHS 
was  presented  $1,000.  Jim  Moore 
retired  from  a  31 -year  teaching 
career  to  venture  into  a  new  line  of 
work -he  is  the  pro  shop  manager 
at  O'Bannon  Creek  Golf  Course  in 
Maineville,  Ohio.  Wife  Sue  Edwards 
Moore  '69  continues  to  work  with 
special  need  students  in  the  Milford 
Schools.  As  of  January  2003,  Robert 
Phillips  is  the  store  manager  of  Sears 
at  Century  III  Mall  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

70  Mary  Lois  Brugler  received 
the  Special  Contribution  Award 
from  the  Department  of  Veterans 
Affairs  in  August.  She  is  a  regis- 
tered nurse  in  Lexington,  Ky.  Joel 
Tome  has  maintained  a  perma- 
nent home  in  Greensboro,  N.C., 
for  the  past  18  years  while  working 
and  traveling  as  a  computer  sys- 
tems consultant  for  numerous 
companies.  He  currently  lives  in 
Atlanta  while  working  as  the  UNIX 
systems  administrator  for  a  hotel 
company.  Recent  travel  has  taken 
him  to  Montreal  and  Buenos  Aires. 


.obinson 

68,  vice  presi- 
dent and  dean  of  the  faculty 
of  Mary  Washington  College's 
James  Monroe  Center  for 
Graduate  and  Professional 
Studies,  was  presented  the 
Washington  Medallion  by 
the  College's  Board  of 
Visitors  May  15.  The  medal 
recognizes  Braymer's  dedi- 
cation to  the  welfare  of 
the  College  in  general  and 
her  exceptional  leadership 
in  the  development  of  the 
James  Monroe  Center. 


71  Mark  Hughes  is  a  controller 
at  Milner-Fenwick,  Inc.  in  Timonium, 
Md.  He  and  wife  Linda  Anne  are 
raising  their  family  in  the  Baltimore 
area  and  spend  their  free  time  sailing 
and  bicycling.  Robert  N.  Kennedy, 
a  senior  claims  representative  for 
SAFECO  Insurance  Company,  reports 
that  his  son  Geoffrey  '07  entered 
the  College  as  a  freshman.  Mary 
Jo  Martin  Randall  and  husband 
Robert  '73  report  that  Rob  has 
taken  a  new  job  as  vice  president 
of  sales  for  Big  Dutchman  Corpo- 
ration in  Holland,  Mich.  They  will 
be  moving  there  once  Mary  Jo 
retires  from  her  teaching  position 
in  Sycamore,  III.  Ron  Robertson  is 
entering  his  19th  year  of  teaching. 
This  year  he  is  teaching  eighth- 
grade  algebra  at  Park  Middle 
School.  His  daughter  is  a  senior  at 
Sacramento  State  University. 

72  Gaynell  Harless  Lawson's 

recipe  for  white  chicken  chili  with 
cheddar  hushpuppy  crust  took  first 
place  at  the  World  Championship 
Cornbread  Cook-Off  held  in  South 
Pittsburg,  Tenn.,  in  April.  The  prize 
was  $4,000  and  a  professional 
stainless  steel  range. 

73  Kathleen  Mary  Meier  has 

been  employed  as  a  research  nurse 
at  the  University  of  Tennessee, 


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Memphis,  and  St.  Jude  Children's 
Research  Hospital  for  16  years. 

74  Louise  McNair  Bradford  has 

a  new  part-time  job  at  Linkages  to 
Learning,  a  school-based  program 
providing  services  to  children  and 
their  families.  She  is  also  a  substi- 
tute teacher.  She  and  husband  Tom 
have  a  daughter  who  is  in  fourth 
grade  and  a  son  who  is  starting  the 
10th  grade.  They  live  in  Gaithers- 
burg,  Md  Becky  Buchanan  Higgs 
has  been  living  in  Colorado 
Springs  since  1993.  She  and  hus- 
band Clarence  celebrated  their 
28th  wedding  anniversary  July  26. 
Clarence  retired  from  the  Army  in 
1994.  Becky  has  been  employed  by 
Comcor,  Inc.,  a  community  correc- 
tions agency,  for  the  past  five  years. 
They  have  recently  purchased  a 
larger  home  and  are  renovating  it 
to  accommodate  her  mother.  Carol 
Veltman  Kariotis  continues  to  work 
at  the  University  of  Missouri-Kansas 
City.  She  has  a  son  who  is  a  junior  at 
the  University  of  Missouri-Columbia 
and  a  son  who  is  attending  Drake 
University  on  a  soccer  scholarship. 

75  Art  Fowler  was  recently  rec- 
ognized with  the  international 
Robert  Giles  Distinguished  Advi- 
sor Award  from  Phi  Theta  Kappa, 
the  international  honor  society  for 
two-year  colleges.  Fowler  is  chair- 
person of  the  math  and  sciences 
division  at  Hiwassee  College  in 
Madisonville,  Tenn.  Patrick 
Ekwom  Ndoma  was  appointed 
the  executive  secretary  of  Science 
and  Education  Board  and  chief 
accounting  officer  in  his  home 
country  of  Nigeria  in  July  2000.  He 
and  wife  Dinah  have  four  children 
and  have  moved  into  a  new  home 
in  Satellite  Town,  Calabar. 

77  David  Adcock  opened  a 
new  plastic  surgery  practice  at 
Hutcheson  Medical  Center  in  Fort 
Oglethorpe,  Ga.,  after  leaving 
Vanderbilt  University  School  of 
Medicine.  A  chapter  he  authored 
on  body  contouring  was  published 
in  Operative  Techniques  in  Plastic 
and  Reconstructive  Surgery.  This 
was  the  fourth  article  on  that  topic 
he  has  had  published  in  the  past 
six  years.  Vicki  Parsons  Duling 
completed  her  doctoral  disserta- 
tion in  March  and  graduated  with 
her  Ph.D.  in  curriculum  and 
instruction  from  George  Mason 


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University  in  Fairfax,  Va.,  in  May. 
She  is  now  assistant  principal  at 
Little  Run  Elementary  in  Fairfax. 

78  Rebecca  Huisinga  Gibbons 

is  the  laboratory  director  of  North- 
west Medical  Center  and  is  chair 
of  the  board  of  directors  of  Ft. 
Lauderdale  Christian  School, 
where  her  children  attend.  Mary 
Arnold  Quinlan  and  husband 
John  have  two  children,  a  daugh- 
ter who's  enrolled  at  Wake  Forest 
University  and  a  son  who's  a  senior 
in  high  school.  Mary  is  a  freelance 
artist.  Joseph  F.  Whitehead 
received  a  master's  degree  in 
sports  management  from  Barry 
University  in  Miami,  Fla.,  in  May. 

80  Junichi  J.  Kasuya  is  living  in 
Abu  Dhabi,  United  Arab  Emirates, 
and  is  a  deputy  general  manager  of 
Idemitsu  Kosan  Corporation,  Ltd. 
Middle  East  office.  He  would  like  to 
receive  e-mail  from  friends.  Contact 
kasuya@idemit.su. ae.  John  F. 
Rhodes,  Jr  earned  a  clinical  doc- 
torate in  physical  therapy  from 
Rocky  Mountain  University  in  Provo, 
Utah.  He  is  a  partner  with  Total 
Rehab  Services  in  Blairsville,  Ga., 
where  he  lives  with  his  wife  and  two 
daughters.  Tim  Stuart  received  cer- 
tification in  educational  media  from 
the  University  of  Central  Florida  and 
is  in  his  second  year  at  Citrus  High 
School  in  Inverness,  Fla.,  specializ- 
ing in  online  research,  multimedia 
presentations  and  web  design.  For 
the  past  13  years,  he  has  moon- 
lighted with  a  karaoke  business. 
BIRTH:  Denise  Hinds  and  partner 
Erin  Donnelly,  a  daughter,  Maura 
Clare  Hinds  Donnelly,  Feb.  5. 

81  Leisa  Ford  Pertesis  and  hus- 
band Louis  sold  their  home  and 
plan  to  purchase  a  villa,  but 
decided  to  relax  and  travel  for  a 
while.  The  couple  resides  in  Deer- 
field  Beach,  Fla.,  where  Leisa  is  an 
agent  for  State  Farm  Insurance. 
Sophia  Shoemaker  Metz  writes  that 
son  Eric  '07  has  entered  Maryville 
College  as  a  freshman.  He  was 
awarded  a  Presidential  Scholarship. 
BIRTH:  Sallie  Favrot  Stroud  and 
husband  Steve,  a  daughter,  Eleanor 
Serenity,  July  23,  2002.  (Serenity, 
from  China,  was  adopted  by  the 
couple  on  May  26.) 

82  Janet  Helwig  Fortney 

recently  moved  with  her  family 


from  New  Jersey  to  the  suburbs  of 
Milwaukee,  Wis.,  and  is  teaching 
mathematics  at  Whitefish  Bay  High 
School.  John  Sanders  and  his  fam- 
ily have  moved  back  to  Charleston, 
S.C.,  where  he  is  the  administrator 
for  the  Medial  University  of  South 
Carolina  Children's  Hospital. 

83  Tom  Hudson  has  joined 
Beaufort  County,  S.C,  School  Dis- 
trict as  staff  writer  with  the  office  of 
communications.  He  returns  to  his 
first  love,  writing,  following  more 
than  eight  years  in  advertising  with 
BellSouth.  He  was  previously  in 
public  relations  for  the  South  Car- 
olina Parole  Board  for  seven  years. 
Bryan  McFarland  has  begun  a  trav- 
eling music  ministry,  providing  origi- 
nal music  for  local  church  events, 
youth  and  young  adult  events,  cam- 
pus ministry  programs,  Presbytery 
events,  listening  rooms  and  house 
concerts.  His  website  is  www.bryan- 
fieldmcfarland.com.  He,  wife  Diane 
McDaniel  McFarland  '85  and  their 
daughter  live  in  Greensboro,  N.C. 
Joann  Ricci-Schlough  and  hus- 
band Robert  have  lived  in  the  moun- 
tains of  Colorado  since  2000.  She  is 
now  directing  children's  plays  for  the 
Creede  Reperatory  Theater  and  the 
Creede  Arts  and  Recreation  Depart- 
ment. She  is  also  acting  in  several 
plays.  This  summer  she  was  stage 
manager  for  the  children's  show  An 
Afternoon  of  Mime.  Laura  Starkey 
earned  a  master's  degree  in  applied 
linguistics  from  the  University  of 
South  Florida  in  December  of  2002. 
She  is  now  teaching  English  at  USF's 
English  Language  Institute  at  Hills- 
borough Community  College  in 
Tampa,  Fla.  Her  3-year-old  daughter, 
Sofia  Ariel  Ramierz  Starkey,  and  her 
mother  joined  her  on  a  trip  to 
Ecuador  in  August. 

84  Susan  Friedmann  Berman 

and  husband  Marc  recently  opened 
a  national  Internet  travel  agency. 


Their  niche  market  is  luxury  travel. 
Discounts  for  MC  alumni!  Visit  their 
website  at  www.Bermantravel.com. 
Nancy  P.  Jones  was  recognized  as  a 
board-certified  expert  in  traumatic 
stress  by  the  American  Academy  of 
Experts  in  Traumatic  Stress,  and  she 
holds  diplomat  status  in  the  acad- 
emy. She  continues  to  work  as  a 
psychotherapist  at  the  University  of 
Medicine  and  Dentistry  of  New  Jer- 
sey and  as  an  adjunct  instructor  at 
Brookdale  Community  College. 

85  Kevin  G.  Crothers  was 

recently  named  director  of  media 
services  for  the  Charleston  County 
Public  School  System  in  South 
Carolina.  S.  Mark  Street  was 
elected  pastor  of  Milligan  Free 
Will  Baptist  in  Johnson  City,  Tenn., 
in  February.  He  reports  that  the 
church  is  growing  and  the  Lord  is 
"blessing  wonderfully! " 

86  Patrick  Foster  and  wife  Lynn 
moved  from  Santa  Monica,  Calif,  to 
Hinesville,  Ga.,  where  he  is  a  coun- 
selor and  assistant  football  coach  at 
Bradwell  Institute.  He  had  been 
head  coach  at  Cabnllo  High  School. 
BIRTH:  Patrick  Foster  and  wife  Lynn, 
a  son,  Zackary  Franklin,  Jan.  17. 

88  Karla  Beard  Heidelberg 

recently  was  appointed  as  the 
coordinator  for  a  global  ocean  voy- 
age of  discovery,  modeled  after  the 
Challenger  Expedition,  to  evaluate 
microbial  biodiversity  using  newly 
developed  community  genomic 
techniques  Heather  Farrar  Kiernan 
is  currently  a  stay-at-home  mom, 
homeschooling  her  children  and 
raising  small  livestock  on  their  fam- 
ily's mini-farm  north  of  Knoxville. 
Jennifer  Chastain  Shelton  is  living 
in  Fayetteville,  N.C,  and  husband 
Michael  is  in  the  Army,  stationed  at 
Ft.  Bragg,  N.C.  Donna  Clancy 
Trainer  and  family  are  living  in 
Nolensville,  Tenn.  She  is  teaching 


Brian  Moore  '91  coached  his 

Peachtree  City  (Ga.)  Lazers  soccer  team 
to  a  national  crown  in  the  girls  under-19 
division.  Defeating  Elk  Grove  United 
(Calif.)  2-1,  the  Lazers  took  home  the 
Ross  Stewart  Cup  in  the  2003  Snickers 
US  Youth  Soccer  National  Champi- 
onships held  July  27  at  the  Maryland 
SoccerPlex  in  Germanton,  Md. 


business  classes  at  Nashville  Tech 
and  coaching  girl's  Softball.  She 
serves  on  the  board  of  directors  for 
a  non-profit  organization. 
MARRIAGE:  Anne  Marcum  to 
Paul  Pearson,  Aug.  16. 
BIRTHS:  Lisa  Harvey  Burkett  and 
husband  Will,  a  son,  Austin 
Alexander,  May  10.  Jennifer  Chas- 
tain Shelton  and  husband 
Michael,  twin  sons,  Caleb  and  Ian, 
Feb.  17,2002. 

89  Christian  Kaijser  and  wife 
Julie  have  moved  to  Phoenix,  Ariz., 
after  living  in  Sweden  for  nine 
years.  Dean  Walsh,  head  women's 
basketball  coach  at  Carson-New- 
man College,  was  named  director 
of  basketball  operations  of  United 
States  Athletes  International.  He 
will  be  coaching  teams  in  Holland 
and  Barbados  this  summer. 
MARRIAGE:  Dean  Walsh  to 
Courtney  J.  Dunn,  July  19. 

90  K.C.  Cross  is  the  owner, 
president  and  CEO  of  Quality 
Management  Group,  a  group  of 
companies  providing  services  to 
senior  citizens  in  Dania  Beach,  Fla. 
Sarah  Schaefer  Wimmer  received 
a  master's  degree  and  is  a  certified 
health  education  specialist.  She 
has  recently  returned  to  work  as 
an  adjunct  professor  at  Maryville 
College,  and  volunteer  coordina- 
tor for  Blount  Memorial  Hospital's 
Hospice  program. 
MARRIAGE:  Stacy  Reagan  to 
Kate  Mahar,  May  24. 

BIRTH:  Robin  Schwall  Harbin  and 
husband  Brent,  a  daughter, 
Rebecca  Brooke,  Feb.  16,  2001. 

'91  BIRTH:  Kathleen  Anderson 

Dudinsky  and  husband  Michael,  a 
daughter,  Abigail  Elizabeth,  July  21. 

92  Carrie  Callaway  Denkinger 

received  a  license  in  clinical  social 
work  in  March.  She  and  husband 
Thomas  continue  to  live  at  Blue 
Ridge  School  (Va.),  where  he 
teaches  and  coaches. 
BIRTHS:  Anna  Larson  Henderson 
and  husband  Bill,  a  daughter, 
Madeline  Paige,  March  30.  Roger 
Howdyshell  and  wife  Lori,  a  daugh- 
ter, Jenna  Lea,  Sept.  3.  Heather 
Smith  Powell  and  husband  Ralph,  a 
daughter,  Talley  Elizabeth,  May  17. 
Cassie  Burns  Therrell  and  husband 
William,  a  daughter,  Charlotte 
Claire,  Dec.  3,  2002. 


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Lynette  King  Webb  '93 

and  husband  John  welcomed 
daughter  Emma  Caroline 
into  their  lives  June  17. 


93  Jessica  V.  Roitman  is  work- 
ing toward  a  Ph.D.  in  history  at  the 
University  of  Leiden,  Leiden,  The 
Netherlands. 

MARRIAGES:  Robin  Morris  to 
David  Hardin,  Dec.  28,  2002.  Kevin 
Ragsdale  to  Vickie  Reese,  June  7. 
BIRTHS:  Melissa  Suder  Arp  and 
husband  John,  a  son,  Bryce 
Michael,  Aug.  5.  Jamie  Kent  Harri- 
son and  wife  Sandra  Brown  Harri- 
son '94,  a  daughter,  Mariana  Kate, 
May  17.  Paula  Eaker  Priddy  and 
husband  James,  a  son,  Timothy 
James,  April  21. 

94  Ayesha  Dastgir  has  been 
appointed  director  of  community 
opportunities  for  the  Junior  Cham- 
bers Bangladesh.  Recently  she  was 
elected  to  the  executive  commit- 
tee of  the  American  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation. Lori  Schirmer  graduated 
with  honors  from  the  University  of 
Tennessee  College  of  Pharmacy  in 
May.  She  is  now  a  pharmacy  prac- 
tice resident  at  the  Veteran's 
Administration  Medical  Center  in 
Memphis,  Tenn. 

BIRTH:  Bill  Godfrey  and  wife 
Regina,  a  son,  Alex  Ray,  May  18. 

95  Rosa  Rebecca  Dean  Duncan 

completed  a  master's  degree  in 
instructional  leadership  at  Ten- 
nessee Tech  in  August  2001 .  She  is 
now  principal  of  Vonore  Elementary 
School  in  Vonore,  Tenn.  Stephanie 
French  Jahn  resigned  from  her  job 
as  a  4-H  extension  agent  with  the 
University  of  Georgia  to  follow  her 
husband  to  his  military  station  in 
Tucson,  Ariz. 

MARRIAGE:  Stephanie  French  to 
Jesse  Jahn,  May  24. 

96  Todd  David  Anderson  joined 
USAID  Foreign  Service  as  a  democ- 
racy and  governance  officer  in 
August.  He  is  currently  based  in 
Washington,  DC.  Letitia  Inez  Hall 
is  currently  on  a  one-year  assign- 
ment in  Japan.  She  is  a  consultant 
with  AEON.  She  is  looking  to  make 
contact  with  other  College  alumni 
who  may  be  in  Japan  or  other 
Asian  countries.  Contact  her  at  btr- 


flynjp@docomo.ne.jp.  Kristin  Kant 

is  working  toward  a  Ph.D.  in  cultural 
anthropology  at  the  University  of 
Kentucky,  Lexington.  Jeremy  Lan- 
dis  has  been  promoted  to  investi- 
gator with  the  Ohio  State  Highway 
Patrol  Office  of  Investigative  Ser- 
vices. Laura  Culp  Tansill  is  begin- 
ning her  seventh  year  teaching  at 
Powers  Ferry  Elementary  School 
(Ga.),  where  she  was  named 
Teacher  of  the  Year  for  2002-2003. 
Currently  she  is  working  toward  a 
master's  degree  in  elementary  edu- 
cation from  Kennesaw  State  Univer- 
sity. Scott  Moss  is  a  lieutenant  in 
the  U.S.  Navy.  He  recently  com- 
pleted duty  at  Tinker  Air  Force 
Base  in  Oklahoma,  where  he  was 
mission  commander  and  received  a 


Navy  Commendation  Medal.  He 
and  wife  Erin  Cockerham  Moss 
'00  are  now  stationed  in  Pensacola, 
Fla.,  where  he  is  a  flight  instructor 
at  Training  Squadron  10.  Amy 
McFall  Prince  received  a  master's 
degree  in  human  resources  devel- 
opment from  the  University  of  Ten- 
nessee, Knoxville,  last  summer.  She 
is  currently  pursuing  a  Ph.D.  from 
UT  in  human  resources.  David 
"Scooter"  Reagan  recently  gradu- 
ated from  the  Southeastern  School 
of  Commercial  Lending.  He  is  vice 
president  and  loan  officer  of  Citi- 
zen's National  Bank's  main  office  in 
Sevierville,  Tenn. 

MARRIAGE:  Laura  Culp  to  Ronald 
Steven  Tansill,  April  5.  Kevin 
Patrick  Ernsberger  to  Jessica 
Nicole  Browning,  June  14.  Amy 
Catherine  McKeehan  to  Darin  C. 
McGowan,  May  24. 
BIRTHS:  Jama  Cameron  Ander- 
son and  husband  Donny,  a  daugh- 
ter, Kayla  Joelle,  Oct.  30,  2002. 
Kelli  Jackson  Graham  and  hus- 
band Simon,  a  son,  Jackson  Noel, 
May  21    Shelly  Johnson  Kelly  and 
husband  Kevin,  a  daughter,  Madi- 
son Rae,  Jan.  20.  Tera  Smith  Tap- 
scott  and  husband  Dewayne,  a 
son,  Bricen  Devyaun,  June  2. 


97  David  Golden  and  his  family 
moved  to  Chetham  County,  Tenn., 
where  he  is  the  new  defensive  coor- 
dinator at  the  high  school.  He  is 
beginning  a  master's  in  administra- 
tion and  supervision  at  Tennessee 
State  University. 

MARRIAGE:  David  H.  Hughs  to 
Shawn  Landreth,  July  27,  2002. 
BIRTHS:  William  A.  Caldwell  III 
and  wife  Ashley,  two  children,  Jor- 
den  Traivone,  Jan.  21,  2002;  Maken- 
zey  Simone,  Aug.  6.  Jennifer  Ann 
Stewart  and  husband  Brooks,  a 
son,  Braxton  Cromwell,  June  10. 

98  Funmilayo  Eke  is  an  educa- 
tor at  Jessye  Norman  School  of 
the  Arts  in  Augusta,  Ga.  Joshua 
Gooce  recently  graduated  from 

Kevin  Ragsdale  '93 

married  Vickie  Reese  in  a 
June  7  ceremony  at  the 
Wattles  Mansion  in 
Hollywood,  Calif.  Spears 
Driskell  '94  served  as  one 
of  Kevin's  groomsmen. 


Wake  Forest  University  in  Winston- 
Salem,  N.C.  with  a  Master  of  Divinity 
degree  David  McGreal  and  wife 
Angela  Hicks  McGreal  '99  moved 
to  Rockledge,  Fla.,  where  he  is  a 
high-school  world  history  teacher, 
assistant  athletic  director  and  head 
boy's  basketball  coach  for  Rock- 
ledge  High  School.  Mike  Sherrod 
was  named  administrator  of  Emerald- 
Hodgson  Hospital  in  Sewanee,  Tenn., 
in  July  Helen  Peraza-Stewart  is 
pursuing  a  bachelor's  degree  in 
cardio-pulmonary  therapy  at  the 
University  of  Central  Florida. 
MARRIAGES:  Jonathan  Brabson 
to  Tarra  A.  McDonnell,  June  22, 
2002.  Elizabeth  Buzzard  to  Wes- 
ley Logan  Speights,  May  3. 
BIRTHS:  Dara  Di  Giacomo  Case 
and  husband  Randall,  a  son, 
Jeremy  Scott,  May  8.  Angie  Lewis 
Chidester  and  husband  Jason,  a 
son,  Aaron  Bryce,  April  3.  Helen 
Peraza-Stewart  and  husband 
Michael,  a  daughter,  Jorden  Nicole, 
Feb.  16.  Hallie  Burger  Shankle  and 
husband  Lex,  a  daughter,  Bella 
Marie,  Nov.  11,2002. 

99  Rebecca  Bowman  is  currently 
working  with  medically  at  risk  chil- 
dren through  the  "Great  Starts" 


CLASS     NOTES 


program  Nicole  Brabender  grad- 
uated with  a  master's  degree  in 
human  development  from  the  Uni- 
versity of  Tennessee,  Knoxville. 
Michael  Clark  moved  to  Livermore, 


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Durin_ 

football  game,  Michael 
Ramsay  '00  (above)  was 
recognized  as  a  "National 
Assistant  Coach  of  the  Year" 
by  Don  Larson  of  the  AFLAC 
corporation.  Ramsay  is  an 
assistant  coach  for  the  MC 
baseball  team.  Criteria  includ- 
ed longevity  of  service,  knowl- 
edge, long-term  success  and 
special  contributions  to  the 


Calif.,  in  March  2002.  He  accepted 
a  position  at  Sandia  National  Labs 
in  the  environmental,  safety  and 
health  department.  Angela  Hicks 
McGreal  moved  with  husband 
David  '98  to  Rockledge,  Fla.  She  is 
employed  with  Brevard  County 
Parks  and  Recreation  as  a  recre- 
ation program  coordinator  for 
aquatics.  Bridget  Bell  Van  Gans- 
beke  now  lives  in  Columbus,  Ga., 
near  Ft.  Benning  where  her  hus- 
band is  stationed.  Bridget  plans  to 
pursue  her  education  while  he  is  in 
the  Army.  Ryan  Stewart  and 
Jeanna  Beck  Stewart  will  be  in 
Costa  Rica  until  July  2004  and  offer 
this  website  for  friends  to  share  in 
their  adventures:  www.ryanstew- 
art.com.  Ryan  has  also  started  a 
collection  of  College  memorabilia 
which  can  be  seen  at  the  site.  Julia 
Messer  Strunk  and  husband  Joe 
have  moved  to  Morgantown, 
W.Va.,  to  attend  West  Virginia  Uni- 
versity so  that  she  may  pursue  a 
Ph.D.  in  clinical  psychology.  James 
R.  "Tripp"  York  earned  a  doctor  of 
pharmacy  degree  from  the  Univer- 
sity of  Tennessee  College  of  Phar- 
macy. He  has  accepted  a  position 
with  McGee's  Prescription  Shop  in 
Shelbyville,  Tenn. 


FOCUS   |   VVI  N  T  ER     2  0  04  23 


CLASS     NOTES 


MARRIAGE:  Bridget  Bell  to  Blaine 
Van  Gansbeke,  February.  Jason 
Brooks  to  Christine  "Chrissy" 
Newton,  Aug  2  Brian  Coulter  to 
Wendy  Fuji,  June  21 .  Ashley  Dicus 
to  Amber  Rippy,  April  26.  Susan 
Kimberly  McTeer  to  Roger  Lowery, 
July  1 9  Kelly  Willocks  to  Rex  A. 
Bryant,  June  7. 

00  Robertson  Allen  returned  to 
Tennessee  after  three  years  in 
Japan  teaching  junior  high  school 
English.  He  plans  to  enroll  in  grad- 
uate school  to  study  cultural 
anthropology  beginning  Septem- 
ber 2004.  Andy  and  Casey  Ander- 
son Bartow  live  in  Maryville.  She 
works  at  Edsouth  in  Knoxville,  and 
he  is  employed  as  a  manager  at 
Blackberry  Farm  and  also  works  at 
Timba  Music  Studio  as  a  recording 
engineer.  Aaron  T.  Clabo  was  pro- 
moted to  Case  Manager  2  in  March 
and  now  oversees  the  interstate 
probation  of  the  Juvenile  Justice 
unit  of  the  Knox  County  Depart- 
ment of  Children's  Services.  Folami 
Ford  received  a  Certificate  of  Inter- 
pretation from  the  Registry  of  Inter- 
preters for  the  Deaf  in  March.  She 
is  now  enrolled  in  the  Master's  of 
Interpreting  program  at  Gallaudet 
University.  Reanna  Myers  Franklin 
moved  to  Cleveland,  Tenn.,  with 
husband  Curtis  and  is  teaching 
string  orchestra  and  choir  at  Tyner 
Academy  and  Middle  School  in 
Chattanooga  Adriel  McCord  is 
branch  manager  and  assistant  vice 
president  with  Sun  Trust  Bank  in 
Maryville.  Emily  Beth  McLemore 
works  as  a  customer  billing  special- 
ist for  Marriott  Business  Services. 
Steffanie  Mashburn  Speck  gradu- 
ated from  the  University  of  Ten- 
nessee College  of  Law  in  May.  She 
has  accepted  a  job  with  Lacy, 
Moseley  and  Crossley.  Erin  Cock- 
erham  Moss  and  husband  Scott 
'96  are  living  in  Pensacola,  Fla., 
where  she  is  employed  by  A&E 
Associates.  David  Moss  received  a 
master's  degree  in  health  adminis- 
tration from  the  University  of  Ken- 
tucky in  May,  then  graduated  from 
Officer  Indoctrination  School.  He  is 
now  a  Lieutenant  junior  grade  in 
the  U.S.  Navy  and  the  Officer  in 
Charge  of  Plans,  Operations  and 
Medical  Intelligence  at  Naval  Hos- 
pital in  Pensacola,  Fla.  Shane  and 
Jessica  Reynolds  Otto  recently 
moved  to  Indianapolis,  Ind.  Jessica 
is  an  analytical  chemist  at  Eli  Lilly, 


and  Shane  is  a  casualty  specialist 
with  Progressive  Insurance.  Joette 
Russell  received  a  master's  degree 
in  chemistry  from  the  University  of 
North  Carolina  at  Chapel  Hill  in 
May  Karrie  Wilson  moved  to 
Mason,  Ohio,  with  her  fiance.  She 
is  teaching  special  education  at 
Mason  Intermediate  School. 
Brandi  Stewart  Vaughn  earned 
her  master's  degree  in  physical 
therapy  in  October  2002. 
MARRIAGES:  Tonya  Briggs  to 
Brian  Gossett,  April  12  David  Con- 
ner to  Kendra  Denise  Jones,  May 
24  Natasha  Duckett  to  Adam 
John  Pritchard  '03,  June  21 .  Jackie 
Mathis  to  Sarah  Russell,  June  21 . 
Steffanie  Mashburn  to  Chad 
Speck,  May  17.  David  Moss  to 
Tosha  Crass  '01 ,  Aug  23.  Shane 
Otto  to  Jessica  Reynolds,  May  17. 
Sandra  Sikes  to  Todd  Thurman, 
May  24  Jonathon  Wright  to 
Christina  Johnson,  Sept.  20. 
BIRTHS:  Jamie  Baker  Hagy  and 
husband  Albert,  two  sons,  Eli, 
April  27,  2001;  Jacob,  March  21. 
Joanna  Wilson  McCroskey  and 
husband  Benjamin,  a  daughter, 
Najena  Marie,  June  16,  2002. 
Kendra  Moore  Shackleford  and 
husband  Greg,  a  son,  Caleb,  May 
8,  2001    Brandi  Stewart  Vaughn 
and  husband  Bart,  a  son/Bryce 
Allen,  June  18. 

01  Amy  Cron  is  a  post-produc- 
tion assistant  on  the  WB  television 
show  "Steve  Harvey's  Big  Time." 
She  is  living  in  Burbank,  Calif. 
Stephanie  Howard  Davis  is  a 
guidance  counselor  at  Farragut 
High  School.  Vince  Ingle  is  a  third- 
year  dental  student  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Tennessee  Dental  School. 
Kristy  Love  Sharpton  is  a  kinger- 
garten  teacher  in  Springfield,  Tenn. 
Dorothy  Mackay  Spaulding  is  liv- 
ing in  Wichita  Falls,  Texas,  where 
her  husband  is  in  the  Air  Force  and 
she  is  working  toward  a  teaching 
certificate  in  high  school  science. 
Jason  Nash  is  teaching  10th  grade 
English  and  coaching  varsity  foot- 
ball at  Elbert  County  High  School 
in  Elberton,  Ga.  He  is  also  the  head 
coach  for  the  JV  and  C-Team  base- 
ball squads  and  is  enrolled  in  the 
University  of  Phoenix  to  receive  a 
master's  degree  in  education. 
Elisha  Giles  Rogers  is  teaching  first 
grade  in  Polk  County,  Tenn., 
schools  and  is  currently  the  head 
softball  coach.  Mark  Rogers  is  pur- 


suing a  master's  degree  in  teaching 
from  Lee  University  in  Cleveland, 
Tenn.  Scott  Slatton  is  in  his  third 
year  at  Cumberland  School  of  Law 
in  Birmingham,  Ala.  Ashley  Wat- 
son is  moving  to  Ithaca,  N.Y.,  to 
pursue  a  master  of  fine  arts  in  cre- 
ative writing  from  Goddard  Col- 
lege Emily  Stooksbury  Wilburn  is 
a  fourth-grade  teacher  at  Ander- 
sonville  (Tenn.)  Elementary  School. 
Joshua  Wheatley  is  currently  work- 
ing at  ImagePoint  in  Cincinnati. 
MARRIAGES:  Joseph  W.  Ballard 
to  Amanda  Carole  Burnett,  May 
31  Amanda  Carson  to  Slade 
Smiddy,  June  21 .  Tosha  Crass  to 
David  Moss  '00,  Aug.  23 
Stephanie  Howard  to  Travis  Davis, 
May  3.  Kristy  Love  to  Blake  Sharp- 
ton,  June  15,2002.  Dorothy 
Mackay  to  Tim  Spaulding,  May  31 . 
Emily  Stooksbury  to  Gary 
Wilburn,  March  14.  Joshua  Wheat- 
ley  to  Laura  Beth  Smith,  July  12. 

02  Mark  Brininstool  is  in  the 

Ukraine  with  the  Peace  Corps.  He  will 
be  teaching  English  for  the  next  two 
years  to  middle-school  children  at 
Rubizhne,  a  town  of  70,000  in  eastern 
Ukraine.  His  new  e-mail  address  is 
brininstoolmark@yahoo.com.  Erin 
Verhofstadt  Hartsell  is  pursuing  a 
doctoral  degree  in  physical  ther- 
apy at  University  of  Puget  Sound 
in  Tacoma,  Wash. 
MARRIAGE:  Loryn  MacKenzie  to 
Daniel  Hoskins,  May  17.  Erin  Ver- 
hofstadt to  Jason  Michael  Hart- 
sell,  July  19. 

BIRTH:  Loryn  MacKenzie  Hoskins 
and  husband  Daniel,  a  daughter, 
Madison  DeLaney,  Aug.  1. 

03  Erin  Kobs  is  a  college  intern 
with  the  Presbyterian  Church  in 
Bowling  Green,  Ky.  Tim  Self  is  the 
new  Tuckaleechee  District  executive 
for  the  Boy  Scouts  of  America.  His 
district  encompasses  Blount  County 
and  Greenback  and  is  in  Area  One 
of  the  Great  Smoky  Mountain 
Council  of  BSA.  Sarah  Stutzman  is 
in  her  third  season  with  the 
Knoxville  Opera  Chorus.  She  is  the 


ad  Davis  '03  and 
Brandt  '04  were  | 
d  May  24  at 
ingdale  Baptist 
h  in  Johnson  City, 
nn.  The  wedding  party 
included  MC  students  and 
alumni  Bethany  Horvath 
'04,  Andrea  Frazier  '04, 
Lydia  Edrington  '04, 
David  Ruble  '02  and  Todd 
Hryn  '03. 


Jeremy  Baucom  '03 


Turkey,  the  two  are  at  home 
in  Moscow,  where  Jeremy  is 
working  to  become  fluent 
in  Russian.  The  couple  met 
in  2000,  while  Jeremy  was  a 
student  at  the  College  and 
Anna  was  working  at  the 
Great  Smoky  Mountains 
Institute  at  Tremont. 


children/youth  music  director  at 
Unity  Baptist  in  Maryville,  and  is  the 
music  teacher  and  choral  director  at 
Westside  Elementary  and  North 
City  Elementary  in  Athens,  Tenn. 
Stephanie  Sullivan  is  living  in 
Nashville  and  is  the  Tennessee 
State  Americorps  leader.  Alex 
Swann  is  an  account  representative 
for  Fastenal  Company.  Josh  Tum- 
mel  has  joined  Thunder  Enter- 
prises, a  development  firm.  He  is 
based  in  the  Tellico  region.  Laura 
Wright  Heffern  is  living  in  Johnson 
City,  Tenn.,  enrolled  in  graduate 
school  at  ETSU. 

MARRIAGES:  Joseph  Ambler  to 
Carly  White  Covic,  Aug.  9.  Gina 
McFall  to  Scott  Jenkins,  Aug.  2. 
Alex  Swann  to  Kelly  Brown,  Oct. 
11.  Laura  K.  Wright  to  Todd  M. 
Heffern,  June  7.  HS 


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S  o  c  i  e  t.y    of    1 


At  a  time  when  most  couples  their  age  are  looking  at  financing  their  children's 

college  educations,  Steven  '74  and  Deborah  Welch  Douglas  '77  have  taken  a 

look  further  down  the  financial  road  -  to  estate  planning. 


And  they 

didn't  forget 

Maryville 

College. 


IT'S  PRECISELY  THE  reality  of  paying  tuition  for 
their  son  Zachary  today  and  sending  17-year-old 
Alexandra  to  college  next  year  that  made  joining 
Maryville  College's  Society  of  1819  more  compelling. 
The  Douglases  are  well  aware  of  the  cost  of  higher  edu- 
cation these  days.  With  the  cost  of  private  tuition 
already  high  (and  increasing),  "nearly  every  student  will 
need  some  financial  aid,"  Steven  predicted  recently. 

The  Douglases  believe  that  those  who  went  before 
should  be  looking  back  with  an  eye  toward  helping  oth- 
ers receive  some  of  the  same  value  they  did.  "It  is  the 
responsible  thing  to  do,"  said  Steven,  who's  now  Gen- 
eral Sessions  Judge  in  Crossville, 
Term.  "Nobody  is  asking  anyone 
to  give  all  they  have,  I'm  just  ask- 
ing alumni  to  remember." 


The  Douglases  were  back  on 
campus  in  August  for  a  visit  and  a 
reunion  with  friends  from  his  col- 
lege years.  They  all  toured  new 
and  recently  renovated  Fayer- 
weather  and  Bartlett  halls  and  saw 
the  new  Lloyd  Hall.  They  even 
found  a  friendly  custodian  who  let 
Steven  visit  his  old  room  in  the 
basement  of  Wilson  Chapel.  It's  a 
different  decade  from  the  1970s, 
when  Steven  and  Debbie  received 


The  Douglas 
family  (I  to  r): 

Alexandra, 
Deborah,  Steven 
v  and  Zachary. 


their  diplomas;  many  things  have  changed  for  the  bet- 
ter, but  it's  no  easier  today  to  find  the  resources  to 
fund  a  quality  education  than  it  was  30  years  ago. 

Thanks  to  Steven  and  Debbie  Douglas  and  many 
other  generous  and  responsible  MC  graduates,  worth- 
while students  continue  to  receive 
much-needed  financial  assistance. 

Won't  you  join  Steven,  Debbie  and 
many  others  bv  designating  a  per- 
centage of  your  estate  for  Maryville 
College  scholarships  or  other 
needs?  Giving  through  your  estate 
is  a  painless  but  important  way  to 
make  a  major  difference. 


V  Steven  (top  row,  center) 

returned  to  campus  last  August  to  help 

celebrate  the  50th  birthday  ofLyn  "Ray" 
Stanley  '75  (bottom  row,  right).  Other 

MC  buddies  attending  were  (bottom  row, 

l-r)  Lou  Catrett  '76,  Gwen  Guba  Stanley 
'76,  (top  row)  Don  Gilbert  '74  and 

v  Wayne  Reynolds  '76.  , 


For  more  information, 
contact  Diane  Montgomery 
at  865.981.8191  or 
diane.montgomery® 
ma  ryv  illecollegc.  edu. 


Maryville's  Open  Door 


a 


The  historic  decision  of  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court  on 

May  17,  1954,  outlawing  compulsory  segregation  in  public  schools 

. . .  makes  all  colleges  in  Tennessee  and  all 
other  States  free  to  accept  Negro  students 
if  the  colleges  wish  to  do  so.  The  Directors 
ofMaryville  College  therefore  have  taken 
action  re-establishing  the  College's 
*    1  ';M"--MfP^r  policy  of  accepting  any  qualified 

student  without  regard  to  race  or  color. 
Tins  policy  is  now  in  effect. v 

-  announcement  released  on  behalf  ofMaryville 

College's  Board  of  Directors  and  faculty  by  dten- 

President  Dr.  Ralph  W.  Lloyd,  August  1954 


for  the  Spring  issue 
of  FOCUS,  where 
Maryville  College  kicks 
off  its  celebration  of 
the  50-year  anniversary 
of  the  College's  re- 
enrollment  of  African- 
American  students 
and  the  1954  Supreme 
Court  ruling  that 
declared  segregation 
unconstitutional. 


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